NGC5170 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5170 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:26 (EDT), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:30, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:55, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5170
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h29m [3] |
| Declination: | −17°57' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.23 (V) [1] 12.07 (B) [1] 8.70 (J) [1] 7.95 (H) [1] 7.63 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.84 |
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