NGC5216 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5216 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:36, 50° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5216
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h32m [4] |
| Declination: | +62°42' [4] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 16.14 (V) [2] 13.64 (B) [2] 10.80 (J) [2] 10.13 (H) [2] 9.87 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 56.7 Mpc 184.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -2.50 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.63 |
Sources