NGC5056 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5056 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 58° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:11, 86° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:43, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5056
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h16m [4] |
| Declination: | +30°57' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.13 (V) [2] 13.70 (B) [2] 11.13 (J) [2] 9.85 (H) [2] 9.99 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 1.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 67.0 Mpc 218.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.57 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.00 |
Sources