NGC2131 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2131 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:35 (PDT) – 3 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:31.
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Name
NGC2131
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h58m [1] |
| Declination: | −26°39' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lepus |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (B) [1] 12.59 (J) [1] 11.93 (H) [1] 11.83 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | IB |
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