NGC2990 (Galaxy)

From Cambridge , NGC2990 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:17 (EDT), 48° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:48, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC2990
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 09h46m [4] |
Declination: | +05°42' [4] |
Constellation: | Sextans |
Magnitude: | 12.76 (V) [2] 13.15 (B) [2] 11.03 (J) [2] 10.33 (H) [2] 10.10 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SABc |
Distance: | 42.6 Mpc 139.0 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.39 |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.39 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.