NGC2957 (Galaxy)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC2957 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:36, 58° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 24° above your northern horizon.

Name NGC2957
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2957[1]
Mrk 121[2]
Position
Right ascension:09h47m [1]
Declination:+72°59' [1]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:15.30 (V) [2]
15.35 (B) [1]
11.82 (J) [1]
11.11 (H) [1]
10.85 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sa

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