NGC2947 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2947 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:13, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:09, 35° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:31, 34° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC2947
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h36m [1] |
| Declination: | −12°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 12.76 (V) [1] 13.27 (B) [1] 10.89 (J) [1] 10.19 (H) [1] 9.96 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.51 |
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