NGC 5869 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo, 84 million light-years away
NGC 5869 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 84 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.1 and spans 2.2′ × 1.4′ of sky, about 53,000 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 5869 from Zubeneschamali
Zubeneschamali
NGC 5869
VIRGO
NGC 5869 lies 10.0° north of Zubeneschamali , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5869 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: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 28° 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: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 6° 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: -39° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -18° 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: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -76° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -81° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -77° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 18° 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: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -50° 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 90°S.
NGC 5869 is 84 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5869 tonight left it about 84 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5869
55 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5850, spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5846, elliptical galaxy, 1.4° NGC 5845, elliptical galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5839, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 5831, elliptical galaxy, 1.6° NGC 5838, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5854, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 5813, elliptical galaxy, 2.5°
NGC 5869 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5869, 2MASX J15094945+0028118, MCG +00-39-006, PGC 054119, UGC 09742 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 09.8m Declination (J2000) +00° 28′ Magnitude 12.1 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.2′ × 1.4′ Position angle 114° True size 53,000 light-years Distance 84 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,087 km/s, redshift 0.00698 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
