NGC5278 (Galaxy)
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 , NGC5278 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 19:12 (PDT), 23° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting -- the Sun at --:-- (PDT). In the morning, it will rise at --:-- – -- the Sun – and reach an altitude of 22° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:58.
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Name
NGC5278
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Object type
Galaxy
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Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.