NGC5542 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5542 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:25 (EST) – 3 hours and 24 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:39.
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Name
NGC5542
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h17m [1] |
| Declination: | +07°33' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 14.84 (B) [1] 11.71 (J) [1] 11.01 (H) [1] 10.78 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
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