NGC5972 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5972 is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 13° above the horizon at dawn.
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Name
NGC5972
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Object type
Galaxy
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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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