NGC2649 (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 , NGC2649 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:50 (PST), 55° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:40, 89° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:21, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC2649
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2649[1]
UGC 4555[2]
PGC 24531[3]
Position
Right ascension:08h44m [3]
Declination:+34°43' [3]
Constellation:Lynx
Magnitude:13.16 (B) [1]
10.93 (J) [1]
10.37 (H) [1]
10.05 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 60.0°E of N
Hubble type:SABb

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