NGC2861 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2861 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:12, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:31, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:51, 33° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2861
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h23m [3] |
| Declination: | +02°08' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 13.06 (V) [1] 13.85 (B) [1] 11.09 (J) [1] 10.40 (H) [1] 10.12 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 50.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.79 |
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