NGC 5641 is an early spiral galaxy in Bootes, 262 million light-years away
NGC 5641 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 262 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2.1′ × 1′ of sky, about 157,600 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 5641 from Izar
Izar
NGC 5641
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NGC 5641 lies 3.9° northwest of Izar , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5641 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 14° 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: 88° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -15° 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: -88° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -79° 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 61°S, and never sets north of 61°N.
NGC 5641 is 262 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5641 tonight left it about 262 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5641
84 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5653, spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 5629, lenticular galaxy, 3.0° NGC 5623, elliptical galaxy, 4.5° NGC 5548, lenticular galaxy, 4.5° NGC 5466, globular cluster, 5.2°
NGC 5641 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5641, 2MASX J14291660+2849189, MCG +05-34-055, PGC 051758, SDSS J142916.62+284918.7, SDSS J142916.62+284918.8, UGC 09300 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 29.3m Declination (J2000) +28° 49′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 1′ Position angle 160° True size 157,600 light-years Distance 262 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,286 km/s, redshift 0.0144 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
