NGC5839 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5839 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:13 (EDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:49, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:23, 27° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5839
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h05m [4] |
| Declination: | +01°38' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.19 (V) [2] 13.70 (B) [2] 10.18 (J) [2] 9.45 (H) [2] 9.20 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 22.6 Mpc 73.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.51 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.59 |
Sources