NGC5501 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5501 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:01, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:17, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 56° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC5501
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h12m [1] |
| Declination: | +01°16' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (B) [1] 12.11 (J) [1] 11.48 (H) [1] 10.98 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 65.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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