NGC2508 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2508 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:03, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:35, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:31, 47° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2508
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h01m [4] |
| Declination: | +08°33' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Magnitude: | 13.98 (B) [2] 10.29 (J) [2] 9.54 (H) [2] 9.34 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 75.7 Mpc 246.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.42 |
Sources