NGC2985 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC2985
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 , NGC2985 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:18 (PDT), 35° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:29, 16° above your northern horizon.

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Name NGC2985
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2985[1]
UGC 5253[2]
PGC 28316[3]
Position
Right ascension:09h50m [3]
Declination:+72°16' [3]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:10.51 (V) [1]
11.21 (B) [1]
8.31 (J) [1]
7.49 (H) [1]
7.36 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sab
B-V Color (mag):0.70
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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