NGC5518 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5518 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (PDT), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:18, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:25, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5518
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h13m [2] |
| Declination: | +20°50' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 14.51 (B) [2] 11.07 (J) [2] 10.42 (H) [2] 10.11 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 121.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 56.4 Mpc 183.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.25 |