NGC5553 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5553 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 44° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:17, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:51, 31° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5553
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h18m [3] |
| Declination: | +26°17' [3] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 14.59 (B) [1] 11.34 (J) [1] 10.62 (H) [1] 10.37 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 87.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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