NGC 2964 & NGC 2968 & NGC 2970

Alt. Designations:

NGC 2964

Object Type:

barred spiral galaxy

Distance:

71 mly

Right Ascension:

09h 42m 54.1s

Declination:

+31° 50´ 49"

Visual Magnitude:

11.2

Apparent Dimension:

3.0´ X 1.7´

Alt. Designations:

NGC 2970

Object Type:

elliptic galaxy

Distance:

84 mly

Right Ascension:

09h 43m 31.0s

Declination:

+31° 58´ 39"

Visual Magnitude:

13.7

Apparent Dimension:

0.4´ X 0.3´

Constellation:

Leo

Best Month To View:

Feb

Alt. Designations:

NGC 2968

Object Type:

spiral galaxy

Distance:

81 mly

Right Ascension:

09h 43m 11.9s

Declination:

+31° 55´ 43"

Visual Magnitude:

11.9

Apparent Dimension:

2.1´ X 1.6´

From left to right these three galaxies, in the constellation Leo, are NGC 2970, 2968 and 2964 and are at the respective distances of 84, 81 and 71 million light-years. NGC 2968 and 2964 are possibly a pair, while the interactive association between NGC 2968 and 2970 is clearly indicated by the connecting bridge.