NGC5980 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5980 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:23 (EDT), 40° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:41, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 40° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC5980
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 15h41m [3] |
Declination: | +15°47' [3] |
Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
Magnitude: | 13.21 (B) [1] 10.52 (J) [1] 9.74 (H) [1] 9.44 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | Sbc |
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