NGC5864 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5864 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:16 (PDT), 55° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:22, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5864
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h09m [4] |
| Declination: | +03°03' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.72 (B) [2] 9.61 (J) [2] 8.93 (H) [2] 8.71 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 27.0 Mpc 88.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.44 |
Sources