NGC2980 (Galaxy)

From Cambridge , NGC2980 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:51, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:03, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC2980
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 09h43m [2] |
Declination: | −09°36' [2] |
Constellation: | Sextans |
Magnitude: | 12.99 (V) [2] 13.60 (B) [2] 10.74 (J) [2] 9.98 (H) [2] 9.67 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sc |
Distance: | 79.4 Mpc 258.8 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.61 |
Absolute mag (V): | -21.51 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.