NGC5729 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5729 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:13 (PST) – 3 hours and 35 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:44.
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Name
NGC5729
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h42m [2] |
| Declination: | −09°00' [2] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 12.98 (B) [2] 10.39 (J) [2] 9.89 (H) [2] 9.49 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.5 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 175.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 25.2 Mpc 82.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.03 |