NGC5880 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC5880 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:08, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:03, 35° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:06, 28° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5880
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h15m [2] |
| Declination: | −14°34' [2] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 15.04 (B) [2] 11.47 (J) [2] 10.72 (H) [2] 10.44 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 51.0 Mpc 166.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.50 |