NGC2970 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2970 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 70° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:49, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:40, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
|
Name
NGC2970
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 09h43m [2] |
| Declination: | +31°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.70 (V) [3] 14.40 (B) [2] 11.89 (J) [2] 11.22 (H) [2] 11.04 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 26.7 Mpc 87.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.76 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.43 |
Sources