NGC 5569 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 5569 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.1′ × 52″. 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 5569 from Arcturus
Arcturus
NGC 5569
VIRGO
NGC 5569 lies 15.2° south of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5569 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 30° 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: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 24° 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: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 1° 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: -36° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 46° 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: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -76° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 85° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -85° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -55° 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: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -60° 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: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -54° 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: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -47° 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 5569 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5569
84 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5566, barred spiral galaxy, 4′ NGC 5560, spiral galaxy, 7′ NGC 5576, elliptical galaxy, 43′ NGC 5574, lenticular galaxy, 45′ NGC 5638, elliptical galaxy, 2.4° NGC 5668, late spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5546, elliptical galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5679, galaxy triplet, 3.9°
NGC 5569 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5569, 2MASX J14203215+0358594, MCG +01-37-003, PGC 051241, SDSS J142032.09+035859.5, SDSS J142032.09+035859.6, UGC 09176 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 20.5m Declination (J2000) +03° 59′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 52″ Position angle 56° Radial velocity 1,770 km/s, redshift 0.00592 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
