NGC5881 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5881 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:36, 40° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 31° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5881
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h06m [3] |
| Declination: | +62°58' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.06 (B) [1] 11.39 (J) [1] 10.76 (H) [1] 10.53 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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