NGC5893 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC5893 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:21, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:21, 82° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:57, 69° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC5893
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5893[2]
UGC 9774[3]
PGC 54351[4]
Position
Right ascension:15h13m [4]
Declination:+41°57' [4]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:14.07 (B) [2]
11.27 (J) [2]
10.62 (H) [2]
10.36 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 20.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBb
Distance:72.4 Mpc
236.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.23

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