NGC5857 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5857 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 72° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:05, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:10, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5857
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h07m [3] |
| Declination: | +19°35' [3] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 13.09 (V) [1] 13.85 (B) [1] 10.83 (J) [1] 10.12 (H) [1] 9.84 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 137.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.76 |
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