NGC2946 (Galaxy)
From Ashburn , NGC2946 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:34 (EDT), 58° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:17, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:17, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC2946
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 09h39m [2] |
Declination: | +17°01' [2] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: | 14.79 (B) [2] 11.97 (J) [2] 11.22 (H) [2] 10.97 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SBb |
Distance: | 140.5 Mpc 458.0 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.95 |
All times shown in Ashburn local time.