NGC2974 (Galaxy)

From Cambridge , NGC2974 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:17 (EDT), 39° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:44, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:26, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC2974
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Right ascension: | 09h42m [4] |
Declination: | −03°41' [4] |
Constellation: | Sextans |
Magnitude: | 10.89 (V) [2] 11.88 (B) [2] 7.25 (J) [2] 6.86 (H) [2] 6.26 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 25.4 Mpc 82.6 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
Absolute mag (V): | -21.13 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.