NGC5970 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5970 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 67° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:40, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:27, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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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