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Other deep sky objects in Hydra
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NGC 2886 - Other Classification in Hydra

Below the horizon.  Rise: 15:03 | Tran: 19:00 | Set: 22:58
Alt: -6.01°   Az: 117.95°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 2886 is a Other Classification in the Hydra constellation. NGC 2886 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 2886 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 2886 - Other Classification in Hydra star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2886 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 27m 48s
-21° 50’ 55”
19h 15m 17s
04h 43m 06s

J2000

09h 26m 39s
-21° 44’ 16”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2886 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 2886 - Other Classification in Hydra.

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Finder chart for NGC 2886 - Other Classification in Hydra.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2886 - Other Classification in Hydra rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.8°
Max altitude: 16.7°
Azimuth: 248.2°