NGC2608 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2608 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:10 (PDT), 79° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:53, 84° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:19, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2608
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h35m [3] |
| Declination: | +28°28' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 12.20 (V) [4] 12.96 (B) [1] 10.30 (J) [1] 9.61 (H) [1] 9.33 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 64.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
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