NGC2945 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2945 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:13 (PDT) – 3 hours and 50 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:03.
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Name
NGC2945
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h37m [2] |
| Declination: | −22°02' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 13.34 (B) [2] 10.43 (J) [2] 9.76 (H) [2] 9.49 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 81.7 Mpc 266.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.22 |