NGC5472 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5472 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:06, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:01, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5472
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h06m [2] |
| Declination: | −05°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.68 (B) [2] 11.66 (J) [2] 10.91 (H) [2] 10.65 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 29.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 42.4 Mpc 138.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.46 |