NGC 5687 is a lenticular galaxy in Bootes, 94 million light-years away
NGC 5687 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 94 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.7 and spans 2.4′ × 1.4′ of sky, about 65,800 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 5687 from Alkaid
Alkaid
NGC 5687
BOöTES
NGC 5687 lies 8.9° northeast of Alkaid , the magnitude 1.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5687 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -76° 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 36°S, and never sets north of 36°N.
NGC 5687 is 94 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5687 tonight left it about 94 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5687
76 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5631, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° NGC 5585, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 5678, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 5820, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 5485, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 5473, lenticular galaxy, 4.4° NGC 5602, early spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 5474, late spiral galaxy, 4.5°
NGC 5687 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5687, 2MASX J14345236+5428324, MCG +09-24-020, PGC 052116, SDSS J143452.39+542833.0, UGC 09395 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 34.9m Declination (J2000) +54° 29′ Magnitude 11.7 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.4′ × 1.4′ Position angle 103° True size 65,800 light-years Distance 94 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,159 km/s, redshift 0.00722 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
