NGC2540 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC2540 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:59, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:20, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:51, 31° above your western horizon.

Name NGC2540
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2540[2]
UGC 4275[3]
PGC 23017[4]
Position
Right ascension:08h12m [4]
Declination:+26°21' [4]
Constellation:Cancer
Magnitude:14.40 (B) [2]
11.44 (J) [2]
10.74 (H) [2]
10.63 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.2 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 123.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc
Distance:98.6 Mpc
321.4 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.57

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