NGC2553 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2553 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:29, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:37, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 33° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2553
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h17m [1] |
| Declination: | +20°54' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.70 (B) [1] 11.19 (J) [1] 10.50 (H) [1] 10.28 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 57.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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