NGC5952 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5952 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:16 (PDT), 53° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:48, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:14, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5952
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h34m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°57' [2] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 15.77 (B) [2] 12.53 (J) [2] 11.81 (H) [2] 11.50 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 152.0 Mpc 495.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.14 |