NGC2689 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2689 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 63° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:00, 74° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:21, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2689
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h55m [1] |
| Declination: | +49°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 16.82 (B) [1] 13.70 (J) [1] 13.01 (H) [1] 12.59 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.4 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 99.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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