NGC5661 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5661 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:58 (EDT), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:02, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:41, 30° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5661
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h31m [2] |
| Declination: | +06°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.24 (B) [2] 12.22 (J) [2] 11.52 (H) [2] 11.21 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 48.1 Mpc 156.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.17 |