NGC5591 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5591 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (PDT), 50° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:26, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:17, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5591
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h22m [1] |
| Declination: | +13°43' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (V) [3] 15.85 (B) [1] 12.39 (J) [1] 11.82 (H) [1] 11.49 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 64.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.68 |
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