NGC5072
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5072 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:08 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 30° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:51.
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Name
NGC5072
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC5070
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h19m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°32' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Distance: | 75.0 Mpc 244.5 Mlyr [1] |