The galaxy NGC 2496
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC 2496 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 18:25 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 33° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:51, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:25, when it sinks to 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC 2496
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Position
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Magnitude: | 14.80 (B)[1] 9.90 (H)[1] 10.53 (J)[1] 9.60 (K)[1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Right Ascension: | 07h58m [1] |
| Declination: | +08°01' [1] |
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