NGC5815 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5815 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:23 (PST) – 3 hours and 30 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.
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Name
NGC5815
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h00m [1] |
| Declination: | −16°50' [1] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 14.43 (B) [1] 11.96 (J) [1] 11.34 (H) [1] 11.06 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 5.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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