NGC5970 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5970 will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 58° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:32.
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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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