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 all night. It will become visible at around 20:47 (PDT), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:05, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:47, 32° above your western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 100.0°E of N |
| 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