NGC2981 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC2981 will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 26° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 44 minutes after the Sun at 23:51.

Name NGC2981
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 2981[1]
UGC 5208[2]
PGC 27925[3]
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]
Hubble type:SABb

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