NGC2993 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC2993 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:43, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:26, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC2993
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 245
Position
Right ascension:09h45m [1]
Declination:−14°22' [1]
Constellation:Hydra
Magnitude:12.64 (V) [1]
13.11 (B) [1]
11.04 (J) [1]
10.37 (H) [1]
10.13 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sa
B-V Color (mag):0.47

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