NGC5978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5978 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:52, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:43, 34° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 30° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5978
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h42m [1] |
| Declination: | −13°14' [1] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 15.55 (B) [1] 11.69 (J) [1] 10.89 (H) [1] 10.50 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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