NGC5951 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5951 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:09, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:03, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:41, 47° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5951
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h33m [2] |
| Declination: | +15°00' [2] |
| 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 |