NGC2661 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2661 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:18, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:05, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 34° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2661
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h45m [3] |
| Declination: | +12°37' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 13.86 (B) [1] 11.81 (J) [1] 11.15 (H) [1] 10.86 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 5.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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