NGC5854 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , NGC5854 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:39 (EDT), 61° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:55, 62° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:19, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC5854
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 15h07m [4] |
Declination: | +02°34' [4] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 11.80 (V) [2] 12.65 (B) [2] 9.72 (J) [2] 9.03 (H) [2] 8.82 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0-a |
Distance: | 18.1 Mpc 59.0 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.85 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.49 |
Sources