NGC2227 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2227 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:33, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:15, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2227
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h25m [1] |
| Declination: | −22°00' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 12.15 (V) [1] 12.86 (B) [1] 10.59 (J) [1] 10.26 (H) [1] 9.68 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.3 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 21.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
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