The galaxy NGC 5879

Image of NGC 5879
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Seattle , NGC 5879 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 52° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:41, 15° above your northern horizon.

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Name NGC 5879
Object Type Galaxy
Position
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:11.50 (V) [1]
11.90 (B) [2]
9.68 (J) [2]
8.98 (H) [2]
8.79 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sbc
Right ascension:15h09m [2]
Declination:+57°00' [2]
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47.61°N
122.33°W
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