NGC5539 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5539 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:48, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:18, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 38° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5539
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h17m [2] |
| Declination: | +08°10' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.05 (B) [2] 11.31 (J) [2] 10.66 (H) [2] 10.30 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 247.0 Mpc 805.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.91 |