NGC2864 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2864 is visible between 20:16 and 05:15. It will become accessible at around 20:16, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:45, 61° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:15 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2864
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h24m [1] |
| Declination: | +05°56' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 14.94 (B) [1] 12.47 (J) [1] 11.91 (H) [1] 11.40 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 4.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
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