NGC5071 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5071 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:40 (EDT), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:16, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:45, 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5071
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h18m [2] |
| Declination: | +07°56' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.49 (B) [2] 12.17 (J) [2] 11.26 (H) [2] 10.93 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 186.0 Mpc 606.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.86 |