The sky around NGC 5621, 3° across, north up NGC 5665 NGC 5665A low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around NGC 5621 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

NGC 5621

NGC 5621

Unclassified object in Bootes

Unclassified object in Bootes.

BOöTES

The box shows where NGC 5621 sits in Bootes.

Constellation
BootesBoo
Magnitude
-visual
Size
-apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Juneat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

NGC 5621 is an unclassified object in Bootes

NGC 5621 is an unclassified object in the constellation Bootes. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.

Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.

Finding NGC 5621 from Arcturus

Arcturus NGC 5621 BOöTES

NGC 5621 lies 11.3° south of Arcturus, the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.

NGC 5621 is highest in the evening in June

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -47° 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: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -53° 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: 88° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 59° 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: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -87° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 48° 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: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -58° 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 82°S.

The distance to NGC 5621 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of NGC 5621

95 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

NGC 5621 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationBootes
DesignationsNGC 5621
Typeunclassified object
Right ascension (J2000)14h 27.8m
Declination (J2000)+08° 14′
Best withTelescope
Best monthJune
Catalog pageNGC 5501 to 6000