NGC2862 (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 , NGC2862 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:28, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:50, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:48, 26° above your western horizon.

Name NGC2862
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2862[2]
UGC 5010[3]
PGC 26690[4]
Position
Right ascension:09h24m [4]
Declination:+26°46' [4]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:13.68 (B) [2]
10.27 (J) [2]
9.57 (H) [2]
9.27 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:2.6 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 115.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBbc
Distance:64.1 Mpc
209.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.35

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