NGC5285 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5285 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 37° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:40, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:58, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5285
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h44m [2] |
| Declination: | +02°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.47 (B) [2] 11.76 (J) [2] 10.99 (H) [2] 10.81 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 61.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 287.0 Mpc 935.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.82 |