NGC5442 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5442 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:30, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:09, 46° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 45° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC5442
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h04m [1] |
| Declination: | −09°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.94 (B) [1] 11.22 (J) [1] 10.52 (H) [1] 10.16 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 162.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
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