NGC5179 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5179 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:09 (EDT), 50° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:47, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5179
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h29m [2] |
| Declination: | +11°44' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.90 (V) [3] 14.74 (B) [2] 11.42 (J) [2] 10.69 (H) [2] 10.56 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 119.0 Mpc 387.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.48 |
Sources