NGC5950 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5950 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:47, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:08, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 72° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC5950
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 15h31m [4] |
Declination: | +40°25' [4] |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Magnitude: | 14.55 (B) [2] 11.62 (J) [2] 11.20 (H) [2] 11.02 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SBb |
Distance: | 37.2 Mpc 121.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -18.31 |
Sources