NGC 5871 is a star in Virgo
NGC 5871 is a star in the constellation Virgo . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding NGC 5871 from Zubeneschamali
Zubeneschamali
NGC 5871
VIRGO
NGC 5871 lies 10.0° north of Zubeneschamali , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5871 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: 38° 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: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -42° 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: -10° 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: 68° 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: -50° 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°: 70° 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: 41° 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.
The distance to NGC 5871 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5871
54 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5869, lenticular galaxy, 4′ 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, 1.7° NGC 5838, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5854, lenticular galaxy, 2.1°
NGC 5871 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5871, SDSS J151004.79+002952.8 Type star Right ascension (J2000) 15h 10.1m Declination (J2000) +00° 30′ Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
