NGC2996 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC2996 is visible between 22:12 and 02:21. It will become accessible at around 22:12, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:16, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:21 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2996
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h46m [1] |
| Declination: | −21°34' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 13.66 (B) [1] 10.97 (J) [1] 10.28 (H) [1] 10.02 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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