NGC2798 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2798 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:34 (PST), 33° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:28, 82° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:28, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2798
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h17m [3] |
| Declination: | +41°59' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 12.39 (V) [1] 13.00 (B) [1] 10.10 (J) [1] 9.39 (H) [1] 9.03 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.4 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 154.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.61 |
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