NGC2602 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC2602 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 18:10 (PST), 23° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:36, 71° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:51, 32° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC2602
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:08h35m [2]
Declination:+52°49' [2]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:15.45 (B) [2]
12.54 (J) [2]
11.95 (H) [2]
11.63 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.7 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 26.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a
Distance:171.0 Mpc
557.5 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.71

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