NGC2868 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2868 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 35° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:21, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:28, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2868
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h23m [2] |
| Declination: | −10°25' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 15.24 (B) [2] 11.88 (J) [2] 11.20 (H) [2] 11.01 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 118.0 Mpc 384.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.12 |