NGC5544 (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 , NGC5544 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:36, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:22, 87° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 84° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC5544
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 199
Other names
NGC 5544[2]
UGC 9142[3]
PGC 51018[4]
Position
Right ascension:14h17m [4]
Declination:+36°34' [4]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:13.89 (B) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.0 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 57.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a
Distance:164.0 Mpc
534.6 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-22.18

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