NGC2955 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2955 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 73° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:47, 84° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:51, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2955
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h41m [4] |
| Declination: | +35°52' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 12.89 (V) [2] 13.58 (B) [2] 10.99 (J) [2] 10.30 (H) [2] 10.04 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 95.2 Mpc 310.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.69 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.00 |
Sources