NGC5440 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5440 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:45 (EDT), 39° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:09, 83° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:57, 45° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5440
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h03m [4] |
| Declination: | +34°45' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 13.27 (B) [2] 9.83 (J) [2] 9.15 (H) [2] 8.89 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| Distance: | 53.6 Mpc 174.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.38 |
Sources