NGC5846 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5846 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:02 (PDT), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:43, 57° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:00, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5846
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h06m [3] |
| Declination: | +01°36' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.37 (V) [1] 12.65 (B) [1] 7.88 (J) [1] 7.20 (H) [1] 6.94 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.2 arcmin x 2.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 112.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.72 |
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