NGC5171 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5171 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:25, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:10, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5171
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h29m [3] |
| Declination: | +11°44' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.80 (V) [1] 13.74 (B) [1] 11.02 (J) [1] 10.30 (H) [1] 10.04 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 5.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
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