NGC5891 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5891 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:12 (PDT), 37° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:01, 44° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:34, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5891
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h16m [1] |
| Declination: | −11°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 14.59 (B) [1] 12.00 (J) [1] 11.36 (H) [1] 11.09 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 140.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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