NGC5557 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC5557 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:44 (EDT), 54° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:52, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:10, 40° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5557
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h18m [3] |
| Declination: | +36°29' [3] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 11.02 (V) [1] 11.93 (B) [1] 9.03 (J) [1] 8.34 (H) [1] 8.08 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.91 |
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