NGC5115 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5115 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 49° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:18, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5115
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h23m [4] |
| Declination: | +13°57' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.73 (B) [2] 12.09 (J) [2] 11.98 (H) [2] 11.38 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 97.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 84.3 Mpc 274.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.90 |
Sources