NGC 5584 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Virgo, 75 million light-years away
NGC 5584 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 75 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 3.1′ × 2.3′ of sky, about 67,900 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 5584 from Heze
Heze
NGC 5584
VIRGO
NGC 5584 lies 11.9° east of Heze , the magnitude 3.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5584 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 52° 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: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 27° 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: -80° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 87° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -87° 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: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -51° 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: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -50° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 90°N.
NGC 5584 is 75 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5584 tonight left it about 75 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5584
67 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5507, lenticular galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5506, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5574, lenticular galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5576, elliptical galaxy, 3.7° NGC 5691, early spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5638, elliptical galaxy, 4.1° NGC 5566, barred spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 5560, spiral galaxy, 4.4°
NGC 5584 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5584, 2MASX J14222381-0023148, IRAS 14198-0009, MCG +00-37-001, PGC 051344, SDSS J142223.59-002318.2, SDSS J142223.76-002315.5, SDSS J142223.76-002315.6 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 22.4m Declination (J2000) -00° 23′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.1′ × 2.3′ Position angle 154° True size 67,900 light-years Distance 75 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,652 km/s, redshift 0.00552 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
