NGC2821 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC2821 is visible between 00:48 and 05:04. It will become accessible at around 00:48, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:56, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:04 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC2821
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:09h16m [2]
Declination:−26°48' [2]
Constellation:Pyxis
Magnitude:13.89 (B) [2]
10.59 (J) [2]
9.83 (H) [2]
9.50 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:2.1 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 103.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sbc
Distance:44.3 Mpc
144.4 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.34

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