NGC5879 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5879 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 66° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:36, 67° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:25, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.8 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 1.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
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