NGC5972 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC5972 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 72° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:41, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:39, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC5972
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5972[1]
UGC 9946[2]
PGC 55684[3]
Position
Right ascension:15h38m [3]
Declination:+17°01' [3]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:14.27 (V) [1]
14.70 (B) [1]
11.71 (J) [1]
11.07 (H) [1]
10.69 (K) [1]
Hubble type:S0-a
B-V Color (mag):0.43

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