NGC5246 (Galaxy)
From Cambridge , NGC5246 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:49 (EDT), 31° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:11, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:26, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC5246
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 13h37m [2] |
Declination: | +04°06' [2] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 14.67 (B) [2] 11.97 (J) [2] 11.29 (H) [2] 11.13 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SBb |
Distance: | 94.1 Mpc 306.8 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.20 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.