NGC2596 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC2596 will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 46° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:28.

Name NGC2596
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2596[2]
UGC 4419[3]
PGC 23714[4]
Position
Right ascension:08h27m [4]
Declination:+17°17' [4]
Constellation:Cancer
Magnitude:13.48 (V) [2]
14.21 (B) [2]
11.32 (J) [2]
10.58 (H) [2]
10.25 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sb
Distance:83.5 Mpc
272.4 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.73
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.13

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