NGC 5665 is a late spiral galaxy in Bootes, 56 million light-years away
NGC 5665 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 56 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 1.9′ × 1.2′ of sky, about 30,500 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 5665 from Arcturus
Arcturus
NGC 5665
BOöTES
NGC 5665 lies 11.8° south of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5665 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 33° 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: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -7° 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: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 41° 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: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -12° 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: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 48° 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: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -17° 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: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 54° 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: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -21° 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: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 88° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -88° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -60° 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: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 42° 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: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -55° 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: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -49° 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.
NGC 5665 is 56 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5665 tonight left it about 56 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5665
96 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5645, barred spiral galaxy, 55′ NGC 5669, late spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 5679B, spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5679, galaxy triplet, 2.8° NGC 5701, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5546, elliptical galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5668, late spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5532, lenticular galaxy, 4.7°
NGC 5665 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5665, 2MASX J14322579+0804424, IRAS 14299+0817, MCG +01-37-024, PGC 051953, SDSS J143225.74+080443.1, UGC 09352 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 32.4m Declination (J2000) +08° 05′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 22.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.9′ × 1.2′ Position angle 150° True size 30,500 light-years Distance 56 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,209 km/s, redshift 0.0074 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
