NGC5579 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5579 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:09 (PDT), 75° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:20, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:03, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5579
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h20m [4] |
| Declination: | +35°11' [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 13.60 (V) [5] 14.54 (B) [2] 12.86 (J) [2] 12.43 (H) [2] 12.16 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 34.8 Mpc 113.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.10 |
Sources