NGC2971 (Galaxy)

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

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From Columbus , NGC2971 will become visible at around 21:58 (EDT), 61° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 04:07.

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Name NGC2971

Object type Galaxy

Other names

NGC 2971^[1]
UGC 5197^[2]
PGC 27843^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	09^h43^m ^[3]
Declination:	+36°10' ^[3]
Constellation:	Leo Minor
Magnitude:	14.83 (B) ^[1] 12.15 (J) ^[1] 11.54 (H) ^[1] 11.16 (K) ^[1]
Hubble type:	Sb

Sources

^[1]	OpenNGC (Mattia Verga)

^[2]	"Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies", P. Nilson, 1973.

^[3]	"HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", G. Paturel et al., 2003.

Visibility from Columbus

All times shown in Columbus local time.

Columbus

Latitude:
Longitude:
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39.96°N
83.00°W
EDT

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