NGC5945 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC5945 will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 76° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 06:29.

Name NGC5945
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5945[2]
UGC 9871[3]
PGC 55243[4]
Position
Right ascension:15h29m [4]
Declination:+42°55' [4]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:14.16 (B) [2]
10.41 (J) [2]
9.76 (H) [2]
9.48 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sab
Distance:60.2 Mpc
196.4 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.74

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