NGC 5751 is a barred spiral galaxy in Bootes, 121 million light-years away
NGC 5751 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 121 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.3′ × 41″ of sky, about 45,900 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 5751 from Alkaid
Alkaid
NGC 5751
BOöTES
NGC 5751 lies 9.7° northeast of Alkaid , the magnitude 1.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5751 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 59° 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: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 39° 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: 13° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 25° 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: -7° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 9° 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: -27° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -18° 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: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -42° 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: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -33° 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: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -77° 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 37°S, and never sets north of 37°N.
NGC 5751 is 121 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5751 tonight left it about 121 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5751
69 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5687, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 5820, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 5874, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.8° IC 1029, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5673, late spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5631, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 5866, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 5676, late spiral galaxy, 4.3°
NGC 5751 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5751, 2MASX J14434921+5324030, IRAS 14422+5336, MCG +09-24-033, PGC 052607, SDSS J144349.18+532402.3, SDSS J144349.18+532402.6, SDSS J144349.19+532402.4 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 43.8m Declination (J2000) +53° 24′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 41″ Position angle 53° True size 45,900 light-years Distance 121 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,271 km/s, redshift 0.01097 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
