NGC5920 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5920 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:31 (PST) – 3 hours and 13 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:40.
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Name
NGC5920
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h21m [4] |
| Declination: | +07°42' [4] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 13.77 (V) [2] 14.76 (B) [2] 11.55 (J) [2] 10.80 (H) [2] 10.85 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 218.0 Mpc 710.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.92 |
Sources