NGC 2990

Galaxy Good (43/100)

Barred Spiral

NGC 2990 Galaxy Sextans (Sex) Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 12.8

Angular Size 0.9′ × 0.4′

Position Angle 86°

Distance 144.01 million ly

Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABc)

Description

F, pS, lE 90deg

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 46m 18.0s

Dec +05° 43' 00.0"

Constellation Sextans (Sex)

Catalog NGC 2990

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 2990 · 0.9′×0.4′ · N up, E left

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