NGC5438 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5438 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:29, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:04, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 37° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC5438
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 14h03m [2] |
Declination: | +09°36' [2] |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Magnitude: | 14.42 (B) [2] 11.24 (J) [2] 10.58 (H) [2] 10.27 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 84.7 Mpc 276.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.22 |