NGC5981 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5981 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:38, 72° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:19 (EDT), 27° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:14, 67° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5981
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h37m [4] |
| Declination: | +59°23' [4] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 12.93 (V) [2] 13.89 (B) [2] 10.41 (J) [2] 9.62 (H) [2] 9.29 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| Distance: | 34.5 Mpc 112.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.96 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.76 |
Sources