NGC5887 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5887 will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 46° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:29.
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Name
NGC5887
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h14m [3] |
| Declination: | +01°09' [3] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 14.87 (B) [1] 11.01 (J) [1] 10.32 (H) [1] 9.99 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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