NGC2944 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC2944
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 , NGC2944 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:29 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 62° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:03.

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Name NGC2944
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 63
Other names
NGC 2944[1]
UGC 5144[2]
Position
Right ascension:09h39m [1]
Declination:+32°18' [1]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:17.64 (B) [1]
12.78 (J) [1]
12.17 (H) [1]
11.80 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sc
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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