NGC5252 (Galaxy)
From Cambridge , NGC5252 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:52 (EDT), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:04, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:20, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC5252
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 13h38m [2] |
Declination: | +04°32' [2] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 14.21 (V) [2] 14.19 (B) [2] 10.89 (J) [2] 10.10 (H) [2] 9.77 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0 |
Distance: | 83.6 Mpc 272.5 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.02 |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.40 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.