NGC2496 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2496 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:52 (PDT), 53° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:43, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:18, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2496
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h58m [3] |
| Declination: | +08°01' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Magnitude: | 14.70 (B) [1] 10.53 (J) [1] 9.90 (H) [1] 9.60 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 1.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 173.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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