NGC2798 (Galaxy)

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

Show information for


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.

Name NGC2798
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 283
Other names
NGC 2798[1]
UGC 4905[2]
PGC 26232[3]
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

Share