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NGC 5867 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 56.49°   Az: 300.23°   Direction: West-North-West

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).

Image of NGC 5867 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5867 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.44 arcmin) and minor (0.36 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 07m 05s
+55° 38’ 08”
03h 50m 43s
18h 57m 48s

J2000

15h 06m 24s
+55° 43’ 53”

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°.

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Finder chart for NGC 5867 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco.

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Finder chart for NGC 5867 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco.

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.
0.44 arcmin
0.36 arcmin
58°

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.

NGC 5867 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 5867 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco, Spiral (SAb).
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 05:09 UTC (altitude: 85.8°)