The galaxy NGC 5908

Image of NGC 5908
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Seattle , NGC 5908 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, 14° above your northern horizon.

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Name NGC 5908
Object Type Galaxy
Position
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:11.90 (V) [1]
13.50 (B) [2]
9.43 (J) [2]
8.61 (H) [2]
8.25 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SBb
Right ascension:15h16m [2]
Declination:+55°24' [2]
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47.61°N
122.33°W
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