NGC 5020 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 5020 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2.7′ × 2.4′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
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 5020 from Vindemiatrix
Vindemiatrix
NGC 5020
VIRGO
NGC 5020 lies 3.0° northeast of Vindemiatrix , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5020 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -57° 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 77°S, and never sets north of 77°N.
The distance to NGC 5020 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5020
67 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4880, lenticular galaxy, 3.0° NGC 5129, elliptical galaxy, 3.1° NGC 4866, lenticular galaxy, 3.6° NGC 4762, lenticular galaxy, 5.0° NGC 4754, lenticular galaxy, 5.1° NGC 5053, globular cluster, 5.2° NGC 4733, elliptical galaxy, 5.5° M53 Messier 53, globular cluster, 5.6°
NGC 5020 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5020, 2MASX J13123987+1235590, IRAS 13102+1251, MCG +02-34-003, PGC 045883, SDSS J131239.87+123559.1, UGC 08289 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 12.7m Declination (J2000) +12° 36′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.7′ × 2.4′ Position angle 85° Radial velocity 3,327 km/s, redshift 0.01116 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 5001 to 5500
