NGC5542 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC5542 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:30, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:04, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:28, 57° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC5542
Object type Galaxy
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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