NGC 5521 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 5521 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 37″ × 29″. 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 5521 from Arcturus
Arcturus
NGC 5521
VIRGO
NGC 5521 lies 14.8° south of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5521 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -83° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
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 86°S.
The distance to NGC 5521 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5521
97 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5560, spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 5566, barred spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5574, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 5576, elliptical galaxy, 1.8° NGC 5546, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5638, elliptical galaxy, 3.8° NGC 5668, late spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 5645, barred spiral galaxy, 4.8°
NGC 5521 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5521, 2MASX J14152371+0424304, MCG +01-36-030, PGC 050931, SDSS J141523.71+042430.6, SDSS J141523.71+042430.7, SDSS J141523.72+042430.6, SDSS J141523.72+042430.7 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 15.4m Declination (J2000) +04° 25′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 37″ × 29″ Position angle 40° Radial velocity 5,724 km/s, redshift 0.01928 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
