NGC5656 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5656 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:45, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:34, 45° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5656
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h30m [4] |
| Declination: | +35°19' [4] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 12.43 (V) [2] 12.84 (B) [2] 10.33 (J) [2] 9.64 (H) [2] 9.35 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 57.8 Mpc 188.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.41 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.38 |
Sources