NGC5936 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC5936
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC5936 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:35 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 35° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:52.

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Name NGC5936
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5936[2]
UGC 9867[3]
PGC 55255[4]
Position
Right ascension:15h30m [4]
Declination:+12°59' [4]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:12.46 (V) [2]
13.05 (B) [2]
10.49 (J) [2]
9.77 (H) [2]
9.46 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SBb
Distance:50.0 Mpc
163.0 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.59
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.03
Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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