NGC2851 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2851 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:26, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:02, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2851
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h20m [1] |
| Declination: | −16°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 14.33 (B) [1] 10.99 (J) [1] 10.30 (H) [1] 10.04 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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