NGC2894 (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 , NGC2894 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 41° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:54, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:28, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC2894
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2894[1]
UGC 5056[2]
PGC 26932[3]
Position
Right ascension:09h29m [3]
Declination:+07°43' [3]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:13.30 (B) [1]
10.11 (J) [1]
9.40 (H) [1]
9.11 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.9 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 29.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sa

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