NGC5992 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5992 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:16, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:45, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 73° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5992
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h44m [3] |
| Declination: | +41°05' [3] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 14.20 (V) [4] 14.52 (B) [1] 12.21 (J) [1] 11.80 (H) [1] 11.30 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.55 |
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