NGC5975 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5975 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 76° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:42, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:51, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5975
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h39m [4] |
| Declination: | +21°28' [4] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 14.56 (B) [2] 11.03 (J) [2] 10.31 (H) [2] 9.95 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 56.4 Mpc 183.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.19 |
Sources