NGC5984 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC5984 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:51, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:43, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 55° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC5984
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5984[2]
UGC 9987[3]
PGC 55853[4]
Position
Right ascension:15h42m [4]
Declination:+14°13' [4]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:13.28 (B) [2]
11.06 (J) [2]
10.40 (H) [2]
10.17 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sc
Distance:18.9 Mpc
61.6 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.10

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