NGC 5610 is a barred spiral galaxy in Bootes, 202 million light-years away
NGC 5610 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 202 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.7′ × 36″ of sky, about 101,800 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 5610 from Arcturus
Arcturus
NGC 5610
BOöTES
NGC 5610 lies 5.8° north of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5610 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -85° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -84° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -74° 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 65°S, and never sets north of 65°N.
NGC 5610 is 202 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5610 tonight left it about 202 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5610
70 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5610 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5610, 2MASX J14242294+2436513, IRAS 14221+2450, MCG +04-34-025, PGC 051450, SDSS J142422.93+243650.8, SDSS J142422.94+243650.9, UGC 09230 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBab) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 24.4m Declination (J2000) +24° 37′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 36″ Position angle 105° True size 101,800 light-years Distance 202 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,021 km/s, redshift 0.01689 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
