NGC2809 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2809 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 64° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:15, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:27, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2809
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h17m [4] |
| Declination: | +20°04' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 13.02 (V) [2] 13.98 (B) [2] 10.93 (J) [2] 10.26 (H) [2] 9.93 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 121.0 Mpc 394.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.96 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.39 |
Sources