NGC5059 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5059 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 46° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:47, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5059
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h16m [3] |
| Declination: | +07°50' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.44 (B) [1] 12.26 (J) [1] 11.59 (H) [1] 11.27 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 6.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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