IC2959

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , IC2959 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:55 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 65° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.

Name IC2959
Object type Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC3871
Position
Right ascension:11h46m [1]
Declination:+33°06' [1]
Constellation:Ursa Major

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