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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:52  
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SunsetSet: 20:59 south
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NGC 5144 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor

NGC 5144 is a Galaxy Pair in the Ursa Minor constellation. NGC 5144 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.

NGC 5144
Galaxy Pair
Ursa Minor
Available Resources for NGC 5144 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor

Apparent size of NGC 5144

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

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 5144

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5144 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 5144 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5144 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.1 arcmin) and minor (1.1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 5144

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 5144 are provided in the following table:

13h 22m 54s
+70° 30’ 43”

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

Finder chart NGC 5144 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5144 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor.

Finder chart NGC 5144 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5144 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor.

Rise ans set times of NGC 5144 from your location

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

NGC 5144 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor is circumpolar and transits at 20:58 UTC (altitude: 71.0°)