NGC5551 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5551 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:55, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:24, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 60° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC5551
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h18m [1] |
| Declination: | +05°27' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.88 (B) [1] 11.73 (J) [1] 10.99 (H) [1] 10.74 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 116.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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