NGC5581 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5581 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 42° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:20, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:51, 30° above your western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 0.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 70.8 Mpc 230.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.58 |