NGC5953 (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 , NGC5953 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, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:30, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC5953
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 91
Other names
NGC 5953[1]
Mrk 1512[4]
UGC 9903[2]
PGC 55480[3]
Position
Right ascension:15h34m [3]
Declination:+15°11' [3]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:13.30 (V) [4]
12.98 (B) [1]
9.92 (J) [1]
9.20 (H) [1]
9.16 (K) [1]
Hubble type:S0-a
B-V Color (mag):0.53

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