NGC2406 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2406 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:34, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:35, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2406
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +18°17' [1] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 15.36 (B) [1] 11.50 (J) [1] 10.85 (H) [1] 10.50 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 53.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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