NGC5951 (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 , NGC5951 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 70° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:36, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:29, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC5951
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5951[2]
UGC 9895[3]
PGC 55435[4]
Position
Right ascension:15h33m [4]
Declination:+15°00' [4]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:13.67 (B) [2]
10.89 (J) [2]
10.27 (H) [2]
10.05 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SBc
Distance:25.9 Mpc
84.4 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.40

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