NGC2944 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2944 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:25, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:20, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 79° above your southern horizon.
Name
NGC2944
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 09h39m [1] |
Declination: | +32°18' [1] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: | 17.64 (B) [1] 12.78 (J) [1] 12.17 (H) [1] 11.80 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | Sc |