NGC5609 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5609 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:01 (PDT), 64° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 89° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:33, 24° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5609
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h23m [1] |
| Declination: | +34°50' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 16.18 (B) [1] 13.61 (J) [1] 12.70 (H) [1] 12.46 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 116.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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