NGC2691 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2691 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 82° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:01, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:18, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2691
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h54m [4] |
| Declination: | +39°32' [4] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 13.90 (V) [5] 13.93 (B) [2] 11.29 (J) [2] 10.55 (H) [2] 10.27 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| Distance: | 47.4 Mpc 154.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.46 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.48 |
Sources