NGC5118 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5118 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:57, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:28, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 57° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5118
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h23m [3] |
| Declination: | +06°23' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.38 (B) [1] 11.97 (J) [1] 11.31 (H) [1] 11.05 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 91.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
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