NGC5098 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5098 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:07 (PDT), 84° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:33, 89° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:11, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5098
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h20m [2] |
| Declination: | +33°08' [2] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.70 (B) [2] 11.70 (J) [2] 10.97 (H) [2] 10.76 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 61.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 155.0 Mpc 505.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.25 |