NGC 5814 is an early spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 5814 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 49″ × 34″. 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 5814 from Zubeneschamali
Zubeneschamali
NGC 5814
VIRGO
NGC 5814 lies 11.7° north of Zubeneschamali , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5814 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: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -83° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -51° 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 88°S.
The distance to NGC 5814 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5814
68 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5813, elliptical galaxy, 5′ NGC 5806, spiral galaxy, 25′ NGC 5831, elliptical galaxy, 48′ NGC 5839, lenticular galaxy, 1.0° NGC 5838, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 5845, elliptical galaxy, 1.2° NGC 5846, elliptical galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5850, spiral galaxy, 1.4°
NGC 5814 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5814, 2MASX J15012118+0138134, IRAS 14588+0149, MCG +00-38-017, PGC 053653, SDSS J150121.14+013813.4, SDSS J150121.15+013813.5 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 01.4m Declination (J2000) +01° 38′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 49″ × 34″ Position angle 40° Radial velocity 10,347 km/s, redshift 0.03513 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
