NGC5531 (Galaxy pair)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5531 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:38 (PDT), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:39, 66° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:58, 26° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5531
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Object type
Galaxy pair
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h16m [1] |
| Declination: | +10°53' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 14.70 (B) [1] 11.34 (J) [1] 10.64 (H) [1] 10.36 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 170.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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