NGC5915 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5915 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:58 (PDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:20, 42° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:47, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5915
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h21m [4] |
| Declination: | −13°05' [4] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 12.41 (V) [2] 12.67 (B) [2] 10.60 (J) [2] 9.99 (H) [2] 9.67 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 23.2 Mpc 75.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.26 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.42 |
Sources