NGC5228 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5228 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:09 (PDT), 83° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:39, 89° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:20, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5228
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h34m [4] |
| Declination: | +34°46' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.30 (B) [2] 10.93 (J) [2] 10.23 (H) [2] 10.01 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 132.0 Mpc 430.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.30 |
Sources