NGC5870
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5870 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 27° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 18:27 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 03:22, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 38° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.
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NGC5870
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC5826
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