NGC5194 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC5194 will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 57° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at --:--.

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Name NGC5194

Object type Galaxy

Part of The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

Other names

NGC 5194^[1]
UGC 8493^[2]
PGC 47404^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	13^h29^m ^[3]
Declination:	+47°11' ^[3]
Constellation:	Canes Venatici
Magnitude:	8.36 (V) ^[1] 8.61 (B) ^[1] 6.40 (J) ^[1] 5.65 (H) ^[1] 5.50 (K) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	13.7 arcmin x 11.7 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 163.0°E of N
Hubble type:	SABb
B-V Color (mag):	0.25

Sources

^[1]	OpenNGC (Mattia Verga)

^[2]	"Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies", P. Nilson, 1973.

^[3]	"HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", G. Paturel et al., 2003.

Visibility from Cambridge

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Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
EDT

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