NGC5280 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5280 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:24 (EDT), 24° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:56, 78° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:27, 46° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC5280
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 13h42m [2] |
Declination: | +29°52' [2] |
Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
Magnitude: | 13.63 (V) [2] 14.68 (B) [2] 11.68 (J) [2] 10.77 (H) [2] 10.58 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 124.0 Mpc 404.2 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.05 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -21.84 |