NGC5916 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC5916 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 22:02 (EDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:56, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:00, when it sinks below 21° 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] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
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