NGC5918 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5918 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:49, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:32, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:27, 68° above your western horizon.
|
Name
NGC5918
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 15h19m [4] |
| Declination: | +45°52' [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 13.91 (B) [2] 11.01 (J) [2] 10.21 (H) [2] 9.92 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 64.8 Mpc 211.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.15 |
Sources