NGC5953 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC5953
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC5953 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:37 (EST) – 3 hours and 22 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.

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Name NGC5953
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 91
Other names
NGC 5953[1]
Mrk 1512[4]
UGC 9903[2]
PGC 55480[3]
Position
Right ascension:15h34m [3]
Declination:+15°11' [3]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:13.30 (V) [4]
12.98 (B) [1]
9.92 (J) [1]
9.20 (H) [1]
9.16 (K) [1]
Hubble type:S0-a
B-V Color (mag):0.53
Visibility from Fairfield

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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