NGC5540 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5540 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 22:55, 71° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:33 (EDT), 67° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:04, 41° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5540
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h14m [2] |
| Declination: | +60°00' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.70 (B) [2] 11.50 (J) [2] 10.78 (H) [2] 10.51 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 178.0 Mpc 580.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.55 |