NGC2263 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2263 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:53 (PDT) – 3 hours and 41 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.
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Name
NGC2263
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h38m [2] |
| Declination: | −24°50' [2] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 12.87 (B) [2] 10.18 (J) [2] 9.41 (H) [2] 9.14 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| Distance: | 27.2 Mpc 88.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.30 |