NGC 5908 is a barred spiral galaxy in Draco, 159 million light-years away
NGC 5908 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco , 159 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.8 and spans 3.4′ × 1.6′ of sky, about 156,100 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 5908 from Edasich
Edasich
NGC 5908
DRACO
NGC 5908 lies 3.7° south of Edasich , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5908 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: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -73° 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 35°S, and never sets north of 35°N.
NGC 5908 is 159 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5908 tonight left it about 159 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5908
35 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5905, spiral galaxy, 13′ NGC 5907, mixed spiral galaxy, 56′ NGC 5874, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 5866, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5879, spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 5963, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 5965, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 5820, lenticular galaxy, 3.0°
NGC 5908 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 5908, 2MASX J15164322+5524332, IRAS 15153+5535, MCG +09-25-041, PGC 054522, UGC 09805 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 16.7m Declination (J2000) +55° 25′ Magnitude 11.8 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.4′ × 1.6′ Position angle 153° True size 156,100 light-years Distance 159 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,329 km/s, redshift 0.01116 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
