NGC2550 (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 , NGC2550 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 21:53, 50° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 19:56 (PDT), 47° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:04, 24° above your northern horizon.

Name NGC2550
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2550[2]
UGC 4397[3]
PGC 23781[4]
Position
Right ascension:08h28m [4]
Declination:+73°44' [4]
Constellation:Camelopardalis
Magnitude:13.41 (B) [2]
10.95 (J) [2]
10.32 (H) [2]
10.05 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.6 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 174.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc
Distance:29.0 Mpc
94.5 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.90

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