NGC5548 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5548 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:46, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:04, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:28, 69° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5548
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h17m [3] |
| Declination: | +25°08' [3] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 13.10 (V) [4] 13.29 (B) [1] 10.64 (J) [1] 9.88 (H) [1] 9.39 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 118.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.08 |
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