NGC5259 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5259 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 53° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:35, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:51, 25° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5259
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h39m [1] |
| Declination: | +30°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 15.17 (B) [1] 11.43 (J) [1] 10.67 (H) [1] 10.45 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 132.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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