NGC2424 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2424 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 79° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:45, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:38, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2424
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h40m [3] |
| Declination: | +39°13' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 12.63 (V) [1] 13.61 (B) [1] 10.38 (J) [1] 9.62 (H) [1] 9.32 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.4 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 82.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.98 |
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