NGC2798 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC2798 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:42 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 46° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.

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]
Hubble type:Sa
B-V Color (mag):0.61

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