NGC2872 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2872 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:32, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:15, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 59° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC2872
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h25m [3] |
| Declination: | +11°25' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 11.86 (V) [1] 12.85 (B) [1] 9.66 (J) [1] 9.02 (H) [1] 8.73 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
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