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NGC 5421 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici

Altitude: 61.1°   Azimuth: 244.9°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 5421 is a Galaxy Pair in the Canes Venatici constellation. NGC 5421 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5421 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 5421 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5421 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.3 arcmin) and minor (1.3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 5421

NGC 5421
Galaxy Pair
Canes Venatici

NGC 5421 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 61.1°
Azimuth: 244.9°
Direction: West-South-West

See also NGC 5421 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 14.3, NGC 5421 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 5421 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici

Photometric information of NGC 5421

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 5421 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).

14.3
14.3

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

Apparent size of NGC 5421

The following table reports NGC 5421 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5421 is a visual representation of it.
1.3 arcmin
1.3 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 5421

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 5421 are provided in the following table:

14h 01m 41s
+33° 49’ 25”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5421 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 5421 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5421 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici.

Finder chart NGC 5421 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5421 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici.

Rise and set times of NGC 5421 from your location

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

Today's NGC 5421 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.2°
Max altitude: 72.3°
Azimuth: 303.8°