NGC5278 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC5278 will become visible at around 21:51 (EDT), 64° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 03:19 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC5278
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 239
Other names
NGC 5278[1]
UGC 8677[2]
PGC 48473[3]
Position
Right ascension:13h41m [3]
Declination:+55°40' [3]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:13.58 (B) [1]
11.25 (J) [1]
10.64 (H) [1]
10.27 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sb

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