NGC 5999 is an open cluster in Norma
NGC 5999 (MWSC 2326) is an open cluster in the constellation Norma . It shines at magnitude 9.0 and spans 3.3′. It is best in a small telescope, 4 to 6 inches, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 5999 from Rigil Kentaurus
Rigil Kentaurus
NGC 5999
NORMA
NGC 5999 lies 10.3° east of Rigil Kentaurus , the magnitude -0.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5999 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -83° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -68° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -79° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -81° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -64° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -77° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -72° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 8° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 34°N, and never sets south of 34°S.
The distance to NGC 5999 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5999
7 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6005, open cluster, 1.1° NGC 6031, open cluster, 3.3° NGC 6067, open cluster, 3.7° NGC 6087 S Nor Cluster, open cluster, 3.9° NGC 5925, open cluster, 4.0° NGC 6025, open cluster, 4.2° NGC 5979, planetary nebula, 4.8°
NGC 5999 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Norma Designations NGC 5999, MWSC 2326 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 15h 52.1m Declination (J2000) -56° 28′ Magnitude 9.0 Apparent size 3.3′ Radial velocity -31 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month July Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
