NGC5992 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC5992 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 18:18 (EST), 23° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 11 minutes after the Sun at 21:21 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 02:54 – 4 hours and 29 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 25° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:14.
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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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