NGC 5517 is a lenticular galaxy in Bootes, 324 million light-years away
NGC 5517 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 324 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1′ × 43″ of sky, about 95,000 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 5517 from Seginus
Seginus
NGC 5517
BOöTES
NGC 5517 lies 4.6° southwest of Seginus , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5517 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -83° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -84° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 54°S, and never sets north of 54°N.
NGC 5517 is 324 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5517 tonight left it about 324 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5517
108 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5529, mixed spiral galaxy, 45′ NGC 5533, mixed spiral galaxy, 46′ NGC 5544, lenticular galaxy, 1.2° NGC 5545, spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 5557, elliptical galaxy, 1.4° NGC 5444, elliptical galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5614, early spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5395, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.3°
NGC 5517 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5517, 2MASX J14125126+3542386, MCG +06-31-079, PGC 050758, SDSS J141251.23+354239.2, SDSS J141251.24+354239.1, SDSS J141251.24+354239.2, UGC 09100 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 12.9m Declination (J2000) +35° 43′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 43″ Position angle 123° True size 95,000 light-years Distance 324 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 8,251 km/s, redshift 0.02791 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
