NGC5917 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5917 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:28 (EDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:22, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:50, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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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] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |