NGC2891 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC2891 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 04:17, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:03, 22° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:30, 22° above your southern horizon.

Name NGC2891
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:09h26m [2]
Declination:−24°46' [2]
Constellation:Pyxis
Magnitude:12.60 (V) [2]
13.47 (B) [2]
10.44 (J) [2]
9.76 (H) [2]
9.55 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E-S0
Distance:21.5 Mpc
70.1 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.87
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.06

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