NGC2840 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC2840 will become visible at around 20:57 (EDT), 71° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 04:14.

Name NGC2840
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2840[2]
UGC 4960[3]
PGC 26445[4]
Position
Right ascension:09h20m [4]
Declination:+35°22' [4]
Constellation:Lynx
Magnitude:14.61 (B) [2]
11.60 (J) [2]
10.96 (H) [2]
10.84 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sbc
Distance:101.7 Mpc
331.5 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.43

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