NGC2581 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC2581 will become visible at around 21:22 (EDT), 34° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:37.

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Name NGC2581

Object type Galaxy

Other names

NGC 2581^[1]
UGC 4388^[2]
PGC 23599^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	08^h24^m ^[3]
Declination:	+18°35' ^[3]
Constellation:	Cancer
Magnitude:	14.43 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	1.0 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 4.0°E of N
Hubble type:	SABb

Sources

^[1]	OpenNGC (Mattia Verga)

^[2]	"Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies", P. Nilson, 1973.

^[3]	"HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", G. Paturel et al., 2003.

Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
EDT

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