NGC5861 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5861 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:26 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:13, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:21, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5861
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h09m [1] |
| Declination: | −11°19' [1] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 11.69 (V) [1] 12.33 (B) [1] 9.62 (J) [1] 8.94 (H) [1] 8.70 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.64 |
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