NGC5906
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5906 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 28° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 18:42 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 03:26, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 37° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.
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Name
NGC5906
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for The Splinter Galaxy (NGC5907)
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h15m [2] |
| Declination: | +56°19' [2] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Distance: | 14.9 Mpc 48.6 Mlyr [1] |