NGC2898 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2898 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 46° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:27, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:34, 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] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 57.6 Mpc 187.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.97 |