NGC5980 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC5980 will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 62° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:49.

Name NGC5980
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5980[1]
UGC 9974[2]
PGC 55800[3]
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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