NGC2854 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC2854 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:59, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:04, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:29, 81° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC2854
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 285
Other names
NGC 2854[2]
UGC 4995[3]
PGC 26631[4]
Position
Right ascension:09h24m [4]
Declination:+49°12' [4]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:13.76 (B) [2]
11.05 (J) [2]
10.33 (H) [2]
10.10 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SBb
Distance:33.1 Mpc
108.1 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.84

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