NGC5949 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC5949 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:03, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:31, 59° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:15, 58° above your northern horizon.

Name NGC5949
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5949[1]
UGC 9866[2]
PGC 55165[3]
Position
Right ascension:15h28m [3]
Declination:+64°45' [3]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:12.75 (B) [1]
10.28 (J) [1]
9.65 (H) [1]
9.43 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.8 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 148.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sbc

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