NGC2493 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2493 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:23, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:42, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 67° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC2493
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 08h00m [4] |
Declination: | +39°49' [4] |
Constellation: | Lynx |
Magnitude: | 12.06 (V) [2] 13.09 (B) [2] 9.80 (J) [2] 9.07 (H) [2] 8.83 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0 |
Distance: | 55.8 Mpc 181.9 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -21.67 |
Sources