NGC2398 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2398 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:32, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2398
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h30m [1] |
| Declination: | +24°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 15.19 (B) [1] 11.00 (J) [1] 10.36 (H) [1] 10.06 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 126.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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