NGC2918 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2918 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:40, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:14, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2918
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h35m [4] |
| Declination: | +31°42' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.52 (B) [2] 10.56 (J) [2] 9.85 (H) [2] 9.57 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 66.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 67.2 Mpc 219.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.62 |
Sources