NGC5863 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5863 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:58, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:20, 30° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:25, 23° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5863
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h10m [2] |
| Declination: | −18°25' [2] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 13.23 (B) [2] 10.70 (J) [2] 9.98 (H) [2] 9.75 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABa |
| Distance: | 68.6 Mpc 223.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.95 |