NGC5500 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5500 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:44, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:03, 75° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:43, 73° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5500
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h10m [3] |
| Declination: | +48°32' [3] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (V) [4] 14.37 (B) [1] 11.45 (J) [1] 10.70 (H) [1] 10.58 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 136.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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