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NGC 5805 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 73.77°   Az: 273.13°   Direction: West

NGC 5805 is a Galaxy Pair in the Boötes constellation. NGC 5805 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 5805 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 5805 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5805 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.7 arcmin) and minor (0.7 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 58m 02s
+49° 31’ 35”
01h 41m 51s
16h 39m 53s

J2000

14h 57m 11s
+49° 37’ 40”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5805 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 5805 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes.

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Finder chart for NGC 5805 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 5805 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5805 is a visual representation of it.
0.7 arcmin
0.7 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 5805 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes is circumpolar and transits at 21:28 UTC (altitude: 88.0°)