NGC2923 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC2923 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:56, 66° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:15, 66° above your southern horizon.
Name
NGC2923
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 09h36m [2] |
Declination: | +16°45' [2] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: | 15.64 (B) [2] 13.78 (J) [2] 13.35 (H) [2] 12.98 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sb |
Distance: | 141.0 Mpc 459.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.11 |