NGC5254 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5254 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:35, 44° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:08, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5254
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h39m [2] |
| Declination: | −11°29' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.16 (V) [2] 12.79 (B) [2] 10.24 (J) [2] 9.56 (H) [2] 9.37 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.4 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 127.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 31.9 Mpc 104.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.63 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.36 |