NGC2554 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2554 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 25° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:20, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:34, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2554
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h17m [3] |
| Declination: | +23°28' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 12.02 (V) [1] 12.95 (B) [1] 9.71 (J) [1] 9.00 (H) [1] 8.77 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.0 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 154.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |
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