NGC2896 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2896 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 54° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:35, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:49, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2896
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h30m [1] |
| Declination: | +23°39' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.75 (B) [1] 11.60 (J) [1] 10.94 (H) [1] 10.82 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 90.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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