NGC5899 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5899 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 74° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:24, 82° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5899
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h15m [4] |
| Declination: | +42°03' [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 12.28 (V) [2] 12.56 (B) [2] 9.62 (J) [2] 8.99 (H) [2] 8.59 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 39.2 Mpc 127.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.28 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.69 |
Sources