NGC 2980

Galaxy Fair (39/100)

Spiral

NGC 2980 Galaxy Sextans (Sex) Visible Level 4 Large telescope (10"+) - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 13.0

Angular Size 1.8′ × 0.9′

Position Angle 164°

Distance 268.60 million ly

Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)

Description

vF, pS, lE 0deg , vglbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 43m 12.0s

Dec -09° 37' 00.0"

Constellation Sextans (Sex)

Catalog NGC 2980

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 2980 · 1.8′×0.9′ · N up, E left

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