NGC5456 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5456 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:22, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:06, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 38° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC5456
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 14h04m [4] |
Declination: | +11°52' [4] |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Magnitude: | 13.99 (B) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0 |
Distance: | 66.4 Mpc 216.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.12 |
Sources