NGC5949 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC5949 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 01:22, 67° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 48° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:16, 56° above your north-western 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]
Hubble type:Sbc

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