NGC5850 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5850 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
NGC5850
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h07m [3] |
| Declination: | +01°32' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.00 (V) [1] 11.89 (B) [1] 9.02 (J) [1] 8.38 (H) [1] 8.10 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.4 arcmin x 2.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 119.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.89 |
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