NGC2718 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2718 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:50 (PST), 39° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:55, 62° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:25, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2718
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h58m [3] |
| Declination: | +06°17' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 13.30 (V) [4] 13.32 (B) [1] 10.56 (J) [1] 9.86 (H) [1] 9.51 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.7 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 152.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.92 |
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