NGC2599 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2599 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:45 (PST), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:52, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:03, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2599
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h32m [3] |
| Declination: | +22°33' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 13.40 (V) [4] 13.19 (B) [1] 10.30 (J) [1] 9.53 (H) [1] 9.31 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 108.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
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