NGC2731 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC2731 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 57° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:43, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:16, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2731
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h02m [4] |
| Declination: | +08°18' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.12 (B) [2] 11.45 (J) [2] 10.82 (H) [2] 10.49 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 33.0 Mpc 107.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.47 |
Sources