NGC2470 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2470 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:53 (PDT), 52° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:35, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:00, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2470
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h54m [3] |
| Declination: | +04°27' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Magnitude: | 12.69 (V) [1] 13.63 (B) [1] 10.25 (J) [1] 9.50 (H) [1] 9.25 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 127.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
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