NGC5506 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5506 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:10, 44° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:13, 28° above your south-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] |
| Hubble type: | SABa |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.24 |
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