NGC5257 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5257 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:18 (EST) – 3 hours and 29 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:37.
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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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