NGC 5867 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco
NGC 5867 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Draco constellation. NGC 5867 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 5867 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).
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Finder Chart
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5867 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Apparent Size
The following table reports NGC 5867 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5867 is a visual representation of it.Morphological Classification
NGC 5867 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco is classified as Spiral (SAb) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 5867 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Rise and Set Times
Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 5867 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco is circumpolar and transits at 14:12 UTC (altitude: 85.8°)