NGC5548 (Galaxy)

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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 , NGC5548 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:46, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:04, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:28, 69° above your western horizon.

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Name NGC5548
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 5548[1]
Mrk 1509[4]
UGC 9149[2]
PGC 51074[3]
Position
Right ascension:14h17m [3]
Declination:+25°08' [3]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:13.10 (V) [4]
13.29 (B) [1]
10.64 (J) [1]
9.88 (H) [1]
9.39 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.3 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 118.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a
B-V Color (mag):-0.08
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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