NGC5721 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5721 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:45 (EDT), 38° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:45, 84° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:57, 55° above your north-western horizon.
Name
NGC5721
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 14h38m [2] |
Declination: | +46°40' [2] |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Magnitude: | 14.40 (B) [2] 13.26 (J) [2] 12.79 (H) [2] 12.36 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 163.0 Mpc 531.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -21.66 |