NGC5897 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5897 is visible between 23:13 and 03:11. It will become accessible at around 23:13, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:12, 27° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:11 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5897
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h17m [2] |
| Declination: | -21°00' [2] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 8.40 (V) [3] 10.16 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 12.4 kpc 40.4 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.64 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -7.07 |
Sources