NGC5639 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC5639 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 85° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:27, 86° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:58, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC5639
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5639[2]
UGC 9290[3]
PGC 51730[4]
Position
Right ascension:14h28m [4]
Declination:+30°24' [4]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:14.53 (B) [2]
11.83 (J) [2]
10.96 (H) [2]
10.81 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.3 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 108.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc
Distance:57.5 Mpc
187.4 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.27

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