NGC5776 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC5776 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 57° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:53, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:14, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC5776
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:14h54m [2]
Declination:+02°57' [2]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.56 (B) [2]
11.03 (J) [2]
10.39 (H) [2]
10.05 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.2 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 121.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
Distance:111.0 Mpc
361.9 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.67

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