NGC2712 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2712 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:57 (PDT), 60° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:20, 79° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:28, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2712
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h59m [3] |
| Declination: | +44°54' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 12.19 (V) [1] 12.78 (B) [1] 10.01 (J) [1] 9.37 (H) [1] 9.10 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.9 arcmin x 1.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 1.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.59 |
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