NGC 2608 Galaxy (UGC 4484)

NGC 2608 Location

NGC 2608 location is 08 35 17.3303377145 (R.A.) and +28 28 24.248551909 (Dec.). They are celestial equivalents of Longitude and Latitude. The right ascension (longitude) is the angular distance of an object along the celestial equator from the March Equinox. As a rough guide, the March Equinox is located in the constellation of Pisces. If the number is negative, it is "west" of the March Equinox.

The declination (latitude) is the interacting galaxy's angle from the celestial equator. A negative value indicates it is in the southern hemisphere.

Based on the location of Cancer, NGC 2608 can be located in the northern hemisphere of the celestial sky. The celestial hemisphere is equivalent to the hemispheres on Earth. NGC 2608 is on the Ecliptic. The Ecliptic is the path the Earth takes as it orbits the Sun. As the Earth is titled, we have Celestial and Ecliptic hemispheres.

A naked-eye star is a star that can be seen in the night sky without using binoculars or a telescope. As a guide, the nearest naked-eye star to NGC 2608 is Decapoda. Although visible eye stars can reach 6.5 in magnitude, the dimmest star for this will be 6.0.

Map of NGC 2608 Location in Cancer

The image above showing the location of the object was generated using Stellarium.

Attributes of NGC 2608

Radial Velocity

Radial velocity is the speed at which an object moves away/towards the Sun. For NGC 2608, the radial velocity is 2,126.00 km/s. When the value is negative, the deep space object and the Sun are getting closer. Likewise, a positive number means that the two things are moving away.

NGC 2608 Angular Size

The Angular Size is the size given as arc minutes, which can be roughly turned into light years if you know the distance to the interacting galaxy. Parsecs, Light Years, and Megaparsecs can be used to measure the distance. The formula is Distance * Tan ((MA/60)/(180/Pi)) MA is the Major Axis value. It probably won't give you a peer-reviewed size, but it'll give you an idea of how big it is.

• 1.590 is the major axis of the object, the length.
• 0.890 is the minor axis of the object, the width.
• 60 is the angle of orientation of NGC 2608.
• C indicates quality, with A being the best quality and E being the worst.

NGC 2608 Distance from Earth

NGC 2608 distance to Earth is an approximation as we don't know the exact distance. It is based on calculations and observations. The currently recognised distance at the time of writing is roughly 93,000,000.00 light-years. The list below is how long it will take at various speeds to get to NGC 2608.

The New Horizons space probe is the fastest probe we've sent into space at the time of writing. Its primary mission was to visit Pluto, which, at the time of launch (2006), Pluto was still a planet.

Light from NGC 2608 started its journey to Earth before the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteor strike 65 Million Years Ago.

• Walking - 15,591,836,624,250,000
• Car - 890,962,092,814,285.714
• Airbus A380 - 84,738,242,523,097.826
• Mach 1 - 81,284,851,202,120.769
• Mach 2 - 46,061,555,758,493.353
• New Horizons - 1,713,388,640,027.473
• Speed of Light - 93,000,000

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