NGC5878 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5878 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:30, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:14, 33° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 26° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5878
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h13m [3] |
| Declination: | −14°16' [3] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 11.67 (V) [1] 12.33 (B) [1] 9.14 (J) [1] 8.47 (H) [1] 8.18 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.66 |
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