NGC5261 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5261 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:35, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:03, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5261
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h40m [1] |
| Declination: | +05°04' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.16 (B) [1] 11.91 (J) [1] 11.22 (H) [1] 10.82 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 131.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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