NGC5957 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5957 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:53 (PDT), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:55, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:41, 34° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5957
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h35m [3] |
| Declination: | +12°02' [3] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 12.25 (V) [1] 13.56 (B) [1] 10.40 (J) [1] 9.77 (H) [1] 9.50 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.4 arcmin x 2.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 95.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.31 |
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