NGC2558 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2558 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:55, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:08, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 62° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2558
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h19m [4] |
| Declination: | +20°30' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 13.02 (V) [2] 13.88 (B) [2] 10.84 (J) [2] 10.15 (H) [2] 9.99 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 87.2 Mpc 284.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.68 |
Sources