NGC5468 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5468 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:24 (EDT), 37° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 42° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:32, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5468
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h06m [4] |
| Declination: | −05°27' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.05 (V) [2] 12.94 (B) [2] 10.93 (J) [2] 10.34 (H) [2] 10.40 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 43.9 Mpc 143.1 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.89 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.16 |
Sources