General information
Galaxy NGC5866 has the magnitude of 10 and is placed in Draco constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 3 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, galaxy is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
2024-05-02 galaxy NGC5866 will be visible all night. At 22:12 the object will be placed at northeast, 59° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:45 when fade from view as dawn breaks northwest. Maximum elevation, 74° above horizon, will be reached at 00:51, when galaxy will be placed at north.
Messier M102 on the sky map
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Object type | Galaxy |
Alternative names | |
Constellation | Draco |
Magnitude | 10 |
Apparent size | 3'x1' |
Right ascension | 15h 6m 29.561s |
Declination | 55° 45′ 47.91″ |
Catalogues
Messier | M102 |
New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC5866 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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