NGC2951 (Galaxy pair)

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 , NGC2951 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 38° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:44, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:56, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC2951
Object type Galaxy pair
Position
Right ascension:09h39m [1]
Declination:−00°14' [1]
Constellation:Hydra
Magnitude:15.10 (B) [1]
11.48 (J) [1]
10.89 (H) [1]
10.50 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.3 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 85.0°E of N
Hubble type:E

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