NGC5278 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Northridge , NGC5278 will become visible at around 20:17 (PDT), 39° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at --:--.

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Name NGC5278

Object type Galaxy

Part of Arp 239

Other names

NGC 5278^[1]
UGC 8677^[2]
PGC 48473^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	13^h41^m ^[3]
Declination:	+55°40' ^[3]
Constellation:	Ursa Major
Magnitude:	13.58 (B) ^[1] 11.25 (J) ^[1] 10.64 (H) ^[1] 10.27 (K) ^[1]
Hubble type:	Sb

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 Northridge

All times shown in Northridge local time.

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34.23°N
118.54°W
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