NGC5944 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5944 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:09 (PDT), 47° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:32, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:05, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5944
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +07°18' [1] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 15.87 (B) [1] 12.31 (J) [1] 11.51 (H) [1] 11.26 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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