NGC5251 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5251 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:00, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:24, 83° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:28, 62° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5251
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h37m [1] |
| Declination: | +27°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 14.63 (B) [1] 11.81 (J) [1] 10.96 (H) [1] 10.77 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 54.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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