NGC 5630 is a barred spiral galaxy in Bootes, 100 million light-years away
NGC 5630 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 100 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.5′ × 31″ of sky, about 42,800 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 5630 from Seginus
Seginus
NGC 5630
BOöTES
NGC 5630 lies 3.1° north of Seginus , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5630 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 88° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -88° 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 49°S, and never sets north of 49°N.
NGC 5630 is 100 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5630 tonight left it about 100 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5630
66 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5582, elliptical galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5633, spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 5557, elliptical galaxy, 5.1° NGC 5545, spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 5544, lenticular galaxy, 5.1° NGC 5529, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.6° NGC 5406, spiral galaxy, 5.7° NGC 5383, spiral galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 5630 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5630, 2MASX J14273658+4115281, IRAS 14256+4128, MCG +07-30-014, PGC 051635, SDSS J142736.60+411527.9, SDSS J142736.61+411527.9, UGC 09270 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBd) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 27.6m Declination (J2000) +41° 15′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 31″ Position angle 96° True size 42,800 light-years Distance 100 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,662 km/s, redshift 0.00892 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
