NGC2766 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC2766 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 76° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:50, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:31, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2766
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h08m [4] |
| Declination: | +29°51' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.49 (B) [2] 11.50 (J) [2] 10.79 (H) [2] 10.45 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| Distance: | 78.4 Mpc 255.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.98 |
Sources