NGC5964 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5964 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:16 (PST) – 3 hours and 34 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:46.
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Name
NGC5964
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h37m [3] |
| Declination: | +05°58' [3] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 11.82 (V) [1] 13.61 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.4 arcmin x 2.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 147.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBcd |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.79 |
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