NGC5238 (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 , NGC5238 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:09 (PDT), 71° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:39, 72° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:08, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC5238
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5238[2]
Mrk 1479[5]
UGC 8565[3]
PGC 47853[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h34m [4]
Declination:+51°36' [4]
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Magnitude:14.20 (V) [5]
13.95 (B) [2]
Hubble type:SABd
Distance:4.5 Mpc
14.7 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.55
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-14.07

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