NGC2562 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2562 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 23° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:22, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:30, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2562
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h20m [3] |
| Declination: | +21°07' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 12.98 (V) [1] 14.00 (B) [1] 10.54 (J) [1] 9.85 (H) [1] 9.54 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 1.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.02 |
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