NGC2661 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC2661
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 , NGC2661 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:34 (PST), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:56, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

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Name NGC2661
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2661[1]
UGC 4584[2]
PGC 24632[3]
Position
Right ascension:08h45m [3]
Declination:+12°37' [3]
Constellation:Cancer
Magnitude:13.86 (B) [1]
11.81 (J) [1]
11.15 (H) [1]
10.86 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 5.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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