NGC5060 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5060 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (EDT), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:15, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:37, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5060
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h17m [4] |
| Declination: | +06°02' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.09 (B) [2] 11.46 (J) [2] 10.64 (H) [2] 10.32 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 81.3 Mpc 265.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.46 |
Sources