NGC2878 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2878 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:22, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:41, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 35° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2878
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h25m [3] |
| Declination: | +02°05' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 15.05 (B) [1] 11.52 (J) [1] 10.83 (H) [1] 10.49 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 173.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABa |
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