NGC 5579 is a late spiral galaxy in Bootes
NGC 5579 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.5′ × 1.1′. 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 5579 from Seginus
Seginus
NGC 5579
BOöTES
NGC 5579 lies 3.9° southwest of Seginus , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5579 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 60° 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: 43° 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: 5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 19° 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: -15° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 51° 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: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -15° 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: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -84° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -84° 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 55°S, and never sets north of 55°N.
The distance to NGC 5579 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5579
98 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5614, early spiral galaxy, 49′ NGC 5533, mixed spiral galaxy, 54′ NGC 5557, elliptical galaxy, 1.4° NGC 5529, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 5545, spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5544, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5656, early spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5623, elliptical galaxy, 2.4°
NGC 5579 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5579, 2MASX J14202656+3511188, MCG +06-32-002, PGC 051236, SDSS J142026.48+351119.6, SDSS J142026.48+351119.7, UGC 09180 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 20.4m Declination (J2000) +35° 11′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 1.1′ Position angle 177° Radial velocity 3,573 km/s, redshift 0.01199 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
