NGC2648 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2648 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:30, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:22, 70° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:48, 39° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2648
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h42m [3] |
| Declination: | +14°17' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 12.70 (V) [4] 12.86 (B) [1] 9.61 (J) [1] 8.94 (H) [1] 8.66 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.1 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 151.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.98 |
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