NGC5886 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC5886 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:46 (EDT), 31° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:15, 89° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:55, 60° above your western horizon.

Name NGC5886
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:15h12m [2]
Declination:+41°14' [2]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:14.87 (B) [2]
11.43 (J) [2]
10.71 (H) [2]
10.46 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E-S0
Distance:124.0 Mpc
404.2 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.60

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