NGC5581 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Los Angeles , NGC5581 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:57 (PST) – 3 hours and 32 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:26.
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Name
NGC5581
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h21m [2] |
| Declination: | +23°28' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 14.67 (B) [2] 11.68 (J) [2] 10.98 (H) [2] 10.80 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 70.8 Mpc 230.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.58 |