NGC2990 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2990 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 48° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:44, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:05, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2990
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h46m [4] |
| Declination: | +05°42' [4] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 12.76 (V) [2] 13.15 (B) [2] 11.03 (J) [2] 10.33 (H) [2] 10.10 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 42.6 Mpc 139.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.39 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.39 |
Sources