NGC2881 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2881 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:57 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:46, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:17, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2881
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h25m [1] |
| Declination: | −11°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 15.93 (B) [1] 11.95 (J) [1] 11.48 (H) [1] 11.32 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 167.0°E of N |
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