NGC2728 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC2728 will become visible at around 20:24 (PDT), 66° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:49.

Name NGC2728
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2728[1]
UGC 4738[2]
PGC 25360[3]
Position
Right ascension:09h01m [3]
Declination:+11°04' [3]
Constellation:Cancer
Magnitude:15.24 (B) [1]
12.71 (J) [1]
12.07 (H) [1]
11.97 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.0 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 55.0°E of N
Hubble type:SABb

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