NGC2979 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2979 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:40, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:48, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2979
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h43m [2] |
| Declination: | −10°22' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.00 (B) [2] 10.50 (J) [2] 9.78 (H) [2] 9.52 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABa |
| Distance: | 66.7 Mpc 217.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.12 |