NGC5280 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5280 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:09 (PDT), 80° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:47, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:16, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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 |