NGC5461 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC5461 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:30, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:08, 69° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 68° above your northern horizon.

Name NGC5461
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:14h03m [1]
Declination:+54°19' [1]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:14.38 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.6 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 49.0°E of N

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