NGC2538 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2538 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:30 (PST), 24° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:42, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:05, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2538
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h11m [3] |
| Declination: | +03°38' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Magnitude: | 13.75 (B) [1] 10.61 (J) [1] 9.92 (H) [1] 9.63 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 30.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
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