NGC5809 (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 , NGC5809 is visible between 21:34 and 04:18. It will become accessible at around 21:34, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:56, 41° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:18 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC5809
Object type Galaxy
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]
Angular dimensions:1.6 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 150.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a
Distance:39.6 Mpc
129.1 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.57

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