NGC2008 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2008 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
NGC2008
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h35m [2] |
| Declination: | −50°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Pictor |
| Magnitude: | 14.00 (V) [2] 14.65 (B) [2] 11.88 (J) [2] 11.17 (H) [2] 10.86 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 133.0 Mpc 433.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.62 |