NGC5988 (Galaxy)
From Cambridge , NGC5988 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:12 (EDT), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:14, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:07, 40° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC5988
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 15h44m [4] |
Declination: | +10°17' [4] |
Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
Magnitude: | 15.01 (B) [2] 11.92 (J) [2] 11.19 (H) [2] 10.89 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sc |
Distance: | 205.0 Mpc 668.3 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -21.55 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.