NGC5506 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5506 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:24, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:26, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5506
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h13m [3] |
| Declination: | −03°12' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.60 (V) [4] 12.80 (B) [1] 9.71 (J) [1] 8.84 (H) [1] 8.19 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.9 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 89.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABa |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.24 |
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