NGC5046 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5046 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:11, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:23, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5046
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h15m [1] |
| Declination: | −16°19' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.08 (B) [1] 11.14 (J) [1] 10.46 (H) [1] 10.22 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 42.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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