NGC 5344 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor
NGC 5344 is a Galaxy Pair in the Ursa Minor constellation. NGC 5344 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of NGC 5344 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).
Key facts about NGC 5344
NGC 5344 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 36.5°
Azimuth: 351.8°
Direction: North
See also NGC 5344 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 15.4, NGC 5344 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 5344
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 5344 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 of NGC 5344
The following table reports NGC 5344 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5344 is a visual representation of it.NGC 5344 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor morphological classification
NGC 5344 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 5344 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 5344
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 5344 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5344 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise and set times of NGC 5344 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 5344 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Minor is circumpolar and transits at 22:48 UTC (altitude: 67.5°)