NGC2 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:45 (PST), 73° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:58, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:22, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h07m [4] |
| Declination: | +27°40' [4] |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Magnitude: | 14.17 (V) [2] 14.94 (B) [2] 11.85 (J) [2] 11.15 (H) [2] 10.94 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 96.8 Mpc 315.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.77 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.76 |
Sources