NGC 5965 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Draco, 170 million light-years away
NGC 5965 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco , 170 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.7 and spans 5.1′ × 47″ of sky, about 250,900 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
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 5965 from Edasich
Edasich
NGC 5965
DRACO
NGC 5965 lies 2.6° southeast of Edasich , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5965 is highest in the evening in July
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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: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 82° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -8° 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: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 33°S, and never sets north of 33°N.
NGC 5965 is 170 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5965 tonight left it about 170 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5965
31 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5963, mixed spiral galaxy, 9′ NGC 5987, spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 5907, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5908, barred spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 5982, elliptical galaxy, 2.7° NGC 5985, spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 5981, barred spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5905, spiral galaxy, 2.9°
NGC 5965 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 5965, 2MASX J15340245+5641081, IRAS 15328+5651, MCG +10-22-020, PGC 055459, SDSS J153402.28+564108.5, SDSS J153402.29+564108.5, UGC 09914 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 34.0m Declination (J2000) +56° 41′ Magnitude 11.7 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 5.1′ × 47″ Position angle 52° True size 250,900 light-years Distance 170 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,360 km/s, redshift 0.01127 Best with Telescope Best month July Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
