NGC5251 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5251 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:07 (EDT), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:36, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:30, 30° 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] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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