NGC2499 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2499 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:30 (PST), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:29, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:03, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2499
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h58m [1] |
| Declination: | +07°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Magnitude: | 15.03 (B) [1] 12.60 (J) [1] 11.71 (H) [1] 11.37 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 175.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
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