NGC 5761 is a lenticular galaxy in Libra
NGC 5761 (ESO 580-039) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Libra . It shines at magnitude 12.4 and spans 1.8′ × 1.4′. 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 5761 from Zubenelgenubi
Zubenelgenubi
NGC 5761
LIBRA
NGC 5761 lies 4.4° south of Zubenelgenubi , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5761 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -70° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -80° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -87° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -79° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -1° 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: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -30° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 70°N, and never sets south of 70°S.
The distance to NGC 5761 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5761
26 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5791, elliptical galaxy, 2.5° IC 4468, barred spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5728, early spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 5796, elliptical galaxy, 4.5° NGC 5756, spiral galaxy, 5.5°
NGC 5761 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Libra Designations NGC 5761, ESO 580-039, 2MASX J14490848-2022336, ESO-LV 580-0390, MCG -03-38-018, PGC 052916 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 49.1m Declination (J2000) -20° 23′ Magnitude 12.4 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 1.4′ Position angle 85° Radial velocity 4,054 km/s, redshift 0.01361 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
