NGC2490 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2490 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 74° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:04, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:27, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2490
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h59m [1] |
| Declination: | +27°04' [1] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 15.09 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 23.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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