NGC5859 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5859 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:39 (PDT), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:26, 75° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:57, 41° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5859
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h07m [4] |
| Declination: | +19°34' [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 12.43 (V) [2] 13.25 (B) [2] 10.27 (J) [2] 9.50 (H) [2] 9.19 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.5 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 134.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| Distance: | 39.0 Mpc 127.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.82 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.53 |
Sources