NGC5231 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5231 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:19, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:41, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 55° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5231
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h35m [3] |
| Declination: | +02°59' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 16.15 (V) [1] 14.35 (B) [1] 10.99 (J) [1] 10.31 (H) [1] 10.14 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 133.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
| B-V Color (mag): | -1.80 |
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