NGC2472 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2472 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 18:49 (PST), 58° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:59, 67° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:46, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2472
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h58m [1] |
| Declination: | +56°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 15.37 (B) [1] 13.59 (J) [1] 13.24 (H) [1] 12.90 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 14.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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