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 all night. It will become visible at around 20:53 (PDT), 33° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:54, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:41, 35° 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]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 50.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a
B-V Color (mag):0.53

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