NGC5941 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5941 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:06, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:39, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:57, 57° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5941
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h31m [2] |
| Declination: | +07°20' [2] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 14.91 (B) [2] 11.87 (J) [2] 11.18 (H) [2] 11.08 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 55.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 131.0 Mpc 427.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.68 |