NGC5257 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5257 will become visible at around 21:51 (EDT), 38° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:40.
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Name
NGC5257
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h39m [3] |
| Declination: | +00°50' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.04 (V) [1] 13.63 (B) [1] 11.14 (J) [1] 10.46 (H) [1] 10.08 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.59 |
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