NGC2720 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2720 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:34 (PST), 23° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:10, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:53, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2720
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h59m [3] |
| Declination: | +11°08' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.22 (B) [1] 10.67 (J) [1] 9.96 (H) [1] 9.68 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 40.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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