NGC5977 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5977 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:39, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:41, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 57° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC5977
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 15h40m [3] |
Declination: | +17°07' [3] |
Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
Magnitude: | 15.24 (B) [1] 12.06 (J) [1] 11.37 (H) [1] 11.26 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | S0 |
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