NGC5040 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5040 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 23° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:21, 72° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 47° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5040
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h13m [2] |
| Declination: | +51°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.75 (B) [2] 11.21 (J) [2] 10.57 (H) [2] 10.29 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 70.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 105.0 Mpc 342.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.36 |