NGC2949 (Galaxy pair)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2949 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 49° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:44, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:42, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2949
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Object type
Galaxy pair
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h39m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (B) [1] 13.01 (J) [1] 12.34 (H) [1] 11.96 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.4 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 15.0°E of N |
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