NGC5257 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5257 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:38 (PDT), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:03, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:18, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 85.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.59 |
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