NGC5243 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5243 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:01 (PDT), 74° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:17, 85° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:07, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5243
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h36m [3] |
| Declination: | +38°20' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.05 (B) [1] 11.08 (J) [1] 10.39 (H) [1] 10.13 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 126.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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