NGC5974 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5974 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 85° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:33, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:07, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5974
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h39m [4] |
| Declination: | +31°45' [4] |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Magnitude: | 14.16 (V) [2] 14.67 (B) [2] 12.13 (J) [2] 11.47 (H) [2] 11.16 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Scd |
| Distance: | 25.9 Mpc 84.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.51 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.91 |
Sources