NGC2878 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC2878 will become visible at around 20:59 (EDT), 44° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:39.

Name NGC2878
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2878[1]
UGC 5022[2]
PGC 26739[3]
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]
Hubble type:SABa

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