NGC5668 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5668 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:02 (PDT), 48° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:10, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:35, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5668
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h33m [3] |
| Declination: | +04°27' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.71 (V) [1] 12.26 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 1.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 107.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Scd |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.55 |
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