NGC 5541 is a late spiral galaxy in Bootes, 363 million light-years away
NGC 5541 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 363 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 55″ × 35″ of sky, about 97,100 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 5541 from Seginus
Seginus
NGC 5541
BOöTES
NGC 5541 lies 3.3° northwest of Seginus , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5541 is highest in the evening in June
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JAN at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 87° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -86° 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 50°S, and never sets north of 50°N.
NGC 5541 is 363 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5541 tonight left it about 363 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5541
106 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5582, elliptical galaxy, 49′ NGC 5545, spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 5544, lenticular galaxy, 3.0° NGC 5557, elliptical galaxy, 3.1° NGC 5406, spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5529, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 5371, spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 5395, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.1°
NGC 5541 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5541, 2MASX J14163182+3935207, IRAS 14144+3949, MCG +07-29-059, PGC 050991, SDSS J141631.80+393520.5, SDSS J141631.80+393520.6, UGC 09139 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 16.5m Declination (J2000) +39° 35′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 21.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 55″ × 35″ Position angle 31° True size 97,100 light-years Distance 363 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 7,600 km/s, redshift 0.02568 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
