NGC5157 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC5157 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:20 (EDT), 25° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:52, 80° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:32, 45° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5157
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h27m [4] |
| Declination: | +32°01' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.13 (B) [2] 11.01 (J) [2] 10.28 (H) [2] 10.02 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| Distance: | 155.0 Mpc 505.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.82 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.