NGC5258 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5258 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:24 (EDT), 45° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:32, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:33, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5258
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h39m [4] |
| Declination: | +00°49' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.04 (V) [2] 13.78 (B) [2] 11.02 (J) [2] 10.30 (H) [2] 9.96 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 108.0 Mpc 352.1 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.74 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.13 |
Sources