NGC5939 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5939 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:37, 40° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 35° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5939
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h24m [4] |
| Declination: | +68°43' [4] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Magnitude: | 13.66 (B) [2] 11.13 (J) [2] 10.46 (H) [2] 10.12 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 84.0 Mpc 273.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.96 |
Sources