NGC5172 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5172 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:36, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:34, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 66° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5172
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h29m [3] |
| Declination: | +17°03' [3] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 11.96 (V) [1] 12.68 (B) [1] 10.17 (J) [1] 9.50 (H) [1] 9.20 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.4 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 101.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.72 |
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