NGC5546 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5546 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:07 (EDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:21, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:30, 25° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5546
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h18m [4] |
| Declination: | +07°33' [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 12.29 (V) [2] 13.32 (B) [2] 10.29 (J) [2] 9.57 (H) [2] 9.34 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 104.0 Mpc 339.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.80 |
Sources