NGC5942 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5942 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:51, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:24, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:30, 50° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5942
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +07°18' [1] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 15.27 (B) [1] 11.97 (J) [1] 11.33 (H) [1] 11.02 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 80.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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