NGC5580 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5580 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 88° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:20, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:02, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5580
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h21m [3] |
| Declination: | +35°12' [3] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 13.55 (B) [1] 10.48 (J) [1] 9.88 (H) [1] 9.65 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 137.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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