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NGC 5144 NED01 - Galaxy in Ursa Minor

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 31.97°   Az: 357.18°   Direction: North

NGC 5144 NED01 is a Galaxy in the Ursa Minor constellation. NGC 5144 NED01 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 15.62, NGC 5144 NED01 is visible only through long exposure photography.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5144 NED01 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 5144 NED01 - Galaxy in Ursa Minor star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5144 NED01 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.89 arcmin) and minor (0.4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 23m 37s
+70° 22’ 41”
11h 31m 29s
00h 55m 06s

J2000

13h 22m 53s
+70° 30’ 36”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5144 NED01 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 5144 NED01 - Galaxy in Ursa Minor.

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Finder chart for NGC 5144 NED01 - Galaxy in Ursa Minor.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 5144 NED01 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

15.62

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 5144 NED01 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5144 NED01 is a visual representation of it.
0.89 arcmin
0.4 arcmin
55°

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 5144 NED01 - Galaxy in Ursa Minor is circumpolar and transits at 21:40 UTC (altitude: 71.1°)