NGC 5822 is an open cluster in Lupus
NGC 5822 (MWSC 2269) is an open cluster in the constellation Lupus . It shines at magnitude 6.5 and spans 18′. It is an easy target in binoculars, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 5822 from Rigil Kentaurus
Rigil Kentaurus
NGC 5822
LUPUS
NGC 5822 lies 7.2° northeast of Rigil Kentaurus , the magnitude -0.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5822 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -83° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -75° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -84° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -75° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 5° 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 36°N, and never sets south of 36°S.
The distance to NGC 5822 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5822
10 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5823, open cluster, 1.2° NGC 5749, open cluster, 2.2° NGC 5925, open cluster, 3.4° NGC 5715, open cluster, 4.3° NGC 5662, open cluster, 4.6° NGC 5927, globular cluster, 5.2° IC 4544, nova, 5.4°
NGC 5822 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Lupus Designations NGC 5822, MWSC 2269 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 15h 04.4m Declination (J2000) -54° 24′ Magnitude 6.5 Apparent size 18′ Radial velocity -30 km/s Best with Binoculars Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
