NGC5053 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5053 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:00 (PDT), 68° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:04, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:04, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5053
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h16m [2] |
| Declination: | +17°41' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 9.00 (V) [3] |
| Distance: | 16.4 kpc 53.5 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -7.07 |
Sources