NGC5549 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5549 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:57 (EDT), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:29, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:23, 27° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5549
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h18m [4] |
| Declination: | +07°22' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.95 (B) [2] 10.35 (J) [2] 9.68 (H) [2] 9.40 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 104.0 Mpc 339.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.14 |
Sources