NGC2981 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2981 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 54° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:49, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:22, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2981
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h44m [3] |
| Declination: | +31°05' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.82 (B) [1] 11.90 (J) [1] 11.27 (H) [1] 10.92 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 86.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
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