NGC5915 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC5915 is visible between 22:20 and 04:03. It will become accessible at around 22:20, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:11, 34° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:03 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC5915
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5915[2]
UGCA 407[3]
PGC 54816[4]
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

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