NGC2379 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2379 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:26 (PST), 43° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:14, 89° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:53, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2379
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h27m [3] |
| Declination: | +33°48' [3] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 13.62 (V) [1] 14.60 (B) [1] 11.54 (J) [1] 10.82 (H) [1] 10.59 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 121.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.98 |
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