NGC5223 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5223 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:00 (PDT), 73° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:19, 89° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:00, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5223
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h34m [4] |
| Declination: | +34°41' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.29 (B) [2] 10.46 (J) [2] 9.71 (H) [2] 9.48 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.1 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 170.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 89.5 Mpc 291.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.47 |
Sources