NGC2898 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2898 is visible between 20:32 and 05:10. It will become accessible at around 20:32, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:51, 58° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:10 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2898
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h29m [2] |
| Declination: | +02°03' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 14.83 (B) [2] 11.08 (J) [2] 10.39 (H) [2] 10.16 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 124.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 57.6 Mpc 187.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.97 |