NGC5088 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5088 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:16, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:44, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5088
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h20m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°34' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.15 (B) [2] 10.86 (J) [2] 10.17 (H) [2] 10.08 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 180.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 20.6 Mpc 67.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.41 |