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NGC 5860 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 10.04°   Az: 331.66°   Direction: North-North-West

NGC 5860 is a Galaxy Pair in the Boötes constellation. NGC 5860 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5860 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 5860 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5860 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.8 arcmin) and minor (0.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 07m 29s
+42° 32’ 40”
09h 22m 28s
00h 29m 57s

J2000

15h 06m 33s
+42° 38’ 29”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5860 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 5860 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes.

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Finder chart for NGC 5860 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 5860 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5860 is a visual representation of it.
0.8 arcmin
0.8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 5860 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes is circumpolar and transits at 23:08 UTC (altitude: 81.1°)