NGC2874 (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 , NGC2874 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:32, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:16, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:47, 48° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC2874
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 307
Other names
NGC 2874[2]
UGC 5021[3]
PGC 26740[4]
Position
Right ascension:09h25m [4]
Declination:+11°25' [4]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:12.48 (V) [2]
13.33 (B) [2]
9.53 (J) [2]
9.17 (H) [2]
8.84 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:2.0 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 38.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sbc
Distance:33.6 Mpc
109.5 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.85
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.15

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