NGC5993 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5993 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:26 (EDT), 52° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:52, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:10, 52° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5993
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h44m [3] |
| Declination: | +41°07' [3] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 13.51 (V) [1] 14.15 (B) [1] 11.65 (J) [1] 10.90 (H) [1] 10.61 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.64 |
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