NGC5906

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 , NGC5906 will become visible at around 21:09 (PDT), 65° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 02:54 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC5906
Object type Duplicate catalogue entry for The Splinter Galaxy (NGC5907)
Position
Right ascension:15h15m [2]
Declination:+56°19' [2]
Constellation:Draco
Angular dimensions:0.5 arcmin
Distance:14.9 Mpc
48.6 Mlyr [1]

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