NGC5879 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5879 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 28° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 18:40 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 03:15, 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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Name
NGC5879
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h09m [3] |
| Declination: | +57°00' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 11.47 (V) [1] 12.12 (B) [1] 9.68 (J) [1] 8.98 (H) [1] 8.79 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
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