NGC5887 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5887 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:42 (PST) – 3 hours and 2 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:40.
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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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