NGC5542 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5542 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 34° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:17, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:51, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 164.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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