NGC5252 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5252 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:08 (EDT), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:16, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:33, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5252
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h38m [4] |
| Declination: | +04°32' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.21 (V) [2] 14.19 (B) [2] 10.89 (J) [2] 10.10 (H) [2] 9.77 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 83.6 Mpc 272.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.02 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.40 |
Sources