NGC5461 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5461 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 50° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:03, 69° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:51, 37° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5461
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Object type
HII region
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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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