NGC2946 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC2946 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:02, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:00, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:48, 24° above your western horizon.

Name NGC2946
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2946[2]
UGC 5143[3]
PGC 27521[4]
Position
Right ascension:09h39m [4]
Declination:+17°01' [4]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:14.79 (B) [2]
11.97 (J) [2]
11.22 (H) [2]
10.97 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 15.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBb
Distance:140.5 Mpc
458.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.95

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