NGC 5966 is an elliptical galaxy in Bootes
NGC 5966 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 12.2 and spans 1.5′ × 59″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, 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 5966 from Nekkar
Nekkar
NGC 5966
BOöTES
NGC 5966 lies 6.5° east of Nekkar , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5966 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -78° 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 50°S, and never sets north of 50°N.
The distance to NGC 5966 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5966
37 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5966 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5966, 2MASX J15355211+3946082, MCG +07-32-032, PGC 055552, SDSS J153552.10+394608.0, SDSS J153552.10+394608.1, SDSS J153552.11+394608.2, UGC 09923 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 35.9m Declination (J2000) +39° 46′ Magnitude 12.2 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 59″ Position angle 88° Radial velocity 4,496 km/s, redshift 0.01511 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
