NGC949 (Galaxy)

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

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From Jacksonville , NGC949 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:26 (EST), 36° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:46, 83° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:23, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC949
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 949[2]
UGC 1983[3]
PGC 9566[4]
Position
Right ascension:02h30m [4]
Declination:+37°08' [4]
Constellation:Triangulum
Magnitude:11.89 (V) [2]
12.48 (B) [2]
10.06 (J) [2]
9.41 (H) [2]
9.16 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sb
Distance:10.3 Mpc
33.6 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.59
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.17

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