NGC5470 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5470 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 36° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:06, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:35, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5470
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h06m [4] |
| Declination: | +06°01' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.24 (B) [2] 11.02 (J) [2] 10.28 (H) [2] 9.97 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 62.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 23.2 Mpc 75.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.59 |
Sources