NGC2683 · UFO Galaxy

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Chinese name	UFO 星系 NGC 2683
Type	Galaxy
Constellation	Lyn
RA	08h53m
Dec	+33°
Apparent magnitude	10.6ᵐ
Hemisphere	Northern
Best season	Winter
Difficulty	Hard
Focal length	长焦 1000–2000mm

About

NGC 2683 lies about 30 million light-years away in Lynx and is a nearly edge-on spiral nicknamed the UFO Galaxy for its saucer-like disk. It shows a bright yellowish bulge with mottled dust lanes silhouetted across the near side of the disk. Bright, compact, and sharply defined, it is a popular edge-on imaging target in late winter and early spring.