NGC5246 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5246 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:58 (EDT), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:07, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:24, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5246
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h37m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.67 (B) [2] 11.97 (J) [2] 11.29 (H) [2] 11.13 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 94.1 Mpc 306.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.20 |