NGC2480 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2480 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:59, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:14, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2480
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h57m [3] |
| Declination: | +23°46' [3] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (B) [1] 12.54 (J) [1] 11.88 (H) [1] 11.70 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 163.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBm |
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