NGC 5144 NED01 - Galaxy in Ursa Minor
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).
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
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°.
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).
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.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°)