NGC5597 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5597 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:19, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:29, 39° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 39° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC5597
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h24m [1] |
| Declination: | −16°45' [1] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 12.89 (V) [1] 12.60 (B) [1] 10.71 (J) [1] 10.20 (H) [1] 9.92 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.0 arcmin x 1.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 65.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.29 |
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