NGC5970 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5970 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:23 (EDT), 38° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:38, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 37° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC5970
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 15h38m [3] |
Declination: | +12°11' [3] |
Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
Magnitude: | 11.61 (V) [1] 12.00 (B) [1] 9.70 (J) [1] 9.07 (H) [1] 8.82 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | SBc |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.39 |
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