NGC2291 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2291 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:47 (PST), 74° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:03, 89° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:41, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2291
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h50m [1] |
| Declination: | +33°31' [1] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 13.21 (V) [1] 14.24 (B) [1] 11.31 (J) [1] 10.63 (H) [1] 10.22 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 165.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
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