Messier 51B (NGC5195)

Image of Messier 51B
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 , Messier 51B will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 64° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 04:35.

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Name Messier 51B (NGC5195)
Object type Galaxy
Part of The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
Other names
Messier 51B
NGC 5195[1]
UGC 8494[2]
PGC 47413[3]
Position
Right ascension:13h29m [3]
Declination:+47°16' [3]
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Magnitude:9.58 (V) [1]
10.50 (B) [1]
7.21 (J) [1]
6.46 (H) [1]
6.25 (K) [1]
Hubble type:SBa
B-V Color (mag):0.92
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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