NGC5540 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5540 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 18:59 (PDT), 24° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 19:23 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 05:19, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 27° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:09.
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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 |