NGC5716 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5716 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:02 (PDT), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:17, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:24, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5716
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h41m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°28' [2] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 13.53 (B) [2] 10.98 (J) [2] 10.39 (H) [2] 9.95 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 89.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 40.2 Mpc 131.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.49 |