NGC5916 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5916 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:02, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:29, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:57, 38° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5916
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h21m [1] |
| Declination: | −13°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 14.56 (B) [1] 12.01 (J) [1] 11.51 (H) [1] 11.34 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 145.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
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