NGC5809 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC5809 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:51, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:49, 35° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:06, 27° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5809
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h00m [2] |
| Declination: | −14°09' [2] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 14.42 (B) [2] 11.28 (J) [2] 10.56 (H) [2] 10.31 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 39.6 Mpc 129.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.57 |