NGC 2296 - Elliptical Galaxy in Canis Major

NGC 2296 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Canis Major constellation. NGC 2296 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2296 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Key facts about NGC 2296

Available Resources for NGC 2296 - Elliptical Galaxy in Canis Major

• Photometric information of NGC 2296
• Apparent size of NGC 2296
• Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 2296
• NGC 2296 morphological classification.
• Celestial coordinates and finder charts of NGC 2296.
• Rise and set times of NGC 2296 from your location.

Photometric information of NGC 2296

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2296 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 2296.

Apparent size of NGC 2296

The following table reports NGC 2296 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2296 is a visual representation of it.

NGC 2296 - Elliptical Galaxy in Canis Major morphological classification

NGC 2296 - Elliptical Galaxy in Canis Major is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 2296 - Elliptical Galaxy in Canis Major in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 2296

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 2296 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2296 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Rise and set times of NGC 2296 from your location

Today's NGC 2296 - Elliptical Galaxy in Canis Major rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):