NGC2561 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2561 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:26, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:52, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2561
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h19m [3] |
| Declination: | +04°39' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 13.94 (B) [1] 11.11 (J) [1] 10.40 (H) [1] 10.05 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 142.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
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