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NGC 2881 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:44 | Tran: 18:40 | Set: 23:36
Alt: 23.41°   Az: 204.38°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 2881 is a Galaxy Pair in the Hydra constellation. NGC 2881 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 2881 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2881 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2881 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.2 arcmin) and minor (1.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 27m 07s
-12° 06’ 16”
01h 31m 09s
10h 58m 17s

J2000

09h 25m 54s
-11° 59’ 38”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2881 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 2881 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra.

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Finder chart for NGC 2881 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2881 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2881 is a visual representation of it.
1.2 arcmin
1.2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 2881 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.1°
Max altitude: 26.4°
Azimuth: 257.9°