NGC5179 (Galaxy)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC5179 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:10, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:54, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:32, 33° above your western horizon.

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Name NGC5179
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5179[2]
Mrk 1349[3]
Position
Right ascension:13h29m [2]
Declination:+11°44' [2]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.90 (V) [3]
14.74 (B) [2]
11.42 (J) [2]
10.69 (H) [2]
10.56 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E-S0
Distance:119.0 Mpc
387.9 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.48
Visibility from Fairfield

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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