NGC2980 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2980 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:49, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:06, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2980
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h43m [2] |
| Declination: | −09°36' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 12.99 (V) [2] 13.60 (B) [2] 10.74 (J) [2] 9.98 (H) [2] 9.67 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 79.4 Mpc 258.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.61 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.51 |