NGC5118 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC5118 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 44° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:19, 62° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:49, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC5118
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5118[1]
UGC 8413[2]
PGC 46782[3]
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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