NGC2581 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2581 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:31, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:33, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2581
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h24m [3] |
| Declination: | +18°35' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.43 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 4.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
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