NGC5161 (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 South El Monte , NGC5161 is visible between 01:54 and 03:21. It will become accessible at around 01:54, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:37, 22° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:21 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

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Name NGC5161
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5161[1]
UGCA 359[2]
PGC 47321[3]
Position
Right ascension:13h29m [3]
Declination:−33°10' [3]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:11.52 (V) [1]
12.03 (B) [1]
9.49 (J) [1]
8.85 (H) [1]
8.63 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:5.4 arcmin x 1.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 77.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc
B-V Color (mag):0.51
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All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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