NGC2657 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2657 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:58, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:34, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 55° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC2657
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 08h45m [4] |
Declination: | +09°38' [4] |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Magnitude: | 13.93 (B) [2] 12.32 (J) [2] 11.65 (H) [2] 11.62 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SBcd |
Distance: | 64.2 Mpc 209.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.11 |
Sources