NGC2552 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2552 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:49 (PST), 58° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:19, 74° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:43, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2552
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h19m [3] |
| Declination: | +50°00' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 12.25 (V) [1] 12.69 (B) [1] 14.52 (J) [1] 13.86 (H) [1] 13.61 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.0 arcmin x 1.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 60.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABm |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.44 |
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