NGC5917 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5917 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:48 (PST) – 3 hours and 0 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:44.
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Name
NGC5917
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h21m [1] |
| Declination: | −07°22' [1] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (V) [2] 13.81 (B) [1] 11.59 (J) [1] 10.92 (H) [1] 10.77 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.7 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 90.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |