NGC5890 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5890 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:50, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:56, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5890
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h17m [1] |
| Declination: | −17°35' [1] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 14.22 (B) [1] 10.74 (J) [1] 10.07 (H) [1] 9.78 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 85.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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