NGC5222 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC5222 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:09, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:59, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:48, 66° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC5222
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 288
Other names
NGC 5222[2]
UGC 8558[3]
PGC 47871[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h34m [4]
Declination:+13°44' [4]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:15.56 (B) [2]
10.81 (J) [2]
10.00 (H) [2]
9.82 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 33.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sab
Distance:106.0 Mpc
345.6 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.57

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