NGC2966 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2966 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 41° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:47, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:13, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2966
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h42m [3] |
| Declination: | +04°40' [3] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.00 (V) [4] 14.23 (B) [1] 10.53 (J) [1] 9.78 (H) [1] 9.68 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.1 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 76.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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