NGC2491 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2491 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:04 (PDT), 62° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:48, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:23, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2491
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h58m [1] |
| Declination: | +07°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Magnitude: | 15.90 (B) [1] 12.86 (J) [1] 12.18 (H) [1] 12.05 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 78.0°E of N |
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