NGC 5640 is a galaxy in Camelopardalis
NGC 5640 (PGC 051263) is a galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 47″ × 28″. 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 5640 from Kochab
Kochab
NGC 5640
CAMELOPARDALIS
NGC 5640 lies 6.2° north of Kochab , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5640 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -49° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 10°S, and never sets north of 10°N.
The distance to NGC 5640 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5640
19 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5640 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Camelopardalis Designations NGC 5640, PGC 051263, 2MASX J14204091+8007234 Type galaxy Right ascension (J2000) 14h 20.7m Declination (J2000) +80° 07′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 47″ × 28″ Position angle 22° Radial velocity 13,870 km/s, redshift 0.04739 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
