NGC5406 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5406 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:13, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:05, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 80° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5406
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h00m [3] |
| Declination: | +38°54' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 12.33 (V) [1] 13.12 (B) [1] 10.32 (J) [1] 9.61 (H) [1] 9.35 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.7 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 115.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.79 |
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