NGC2779 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2779 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:49 (PST), 48° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:12, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:54, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2779
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h12m [1] |
| Declination: | +35°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 15.39 (B) [1] 12.84 (J) [1] 12.58 (H) [1] 12.07 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 25.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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