NGC5438 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC5438 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:43 (EST) – 3 hours and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:16.
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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 |