NGC5954 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5954 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:55 (EDT), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:52, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 47° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5954
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h34m [4] |
| Declination: | +15°12' [4] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 12.81 (B) [2] 10.92 (J) [2] 10.40 (H) [2] 10.00 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 24.5 Mpc 79.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.14 |
Sources