NGC5146 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5146 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:59 (EDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:49, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:51, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5146
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h26m [2] |
| Declination: | -12°19' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.09 (B) [2] 10.18 (J) [2] 9.48 (H) [2] 9.23 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 87.9 Mpc 286.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.63 |