NGC2679 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2679 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 65° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:56, 86° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:28, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2679
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h51m [3] |
| Declination: | +30°51' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.07 (B) [1] 10.62 (J) [1] 9.92 (H) [1] 9.67 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 1.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 165.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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