NGC 5134 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 5134 (ESO 576-052) is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 11.7 and spans 2.7′ × 1.5′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 5134 from Naga
Naga
NGC 5134
VIRGO
NGC 5134 lies 2.5° northeast of Naga , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5134 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -58° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -72° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -27° 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 69°N, and never sets south of 69°S.
The distance to NGC 5134 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5134
44 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5087, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5084, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 5068, late spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5018, elliptical galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5170, late spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5085, late spiral galaxy, 3.5° IC 4280, spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 5042, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.6°
NGC 5134 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5134, ESO 576-052, 2MASX J13251856-2108030, ESO-LV 576-0520, IRAS 13225-2052, MCG -03-34-073, PGC 046938 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 25.3m Declination (J2000) -21° 08′ Magnitude 11.7 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.7′ × 1.5′ Position angle 159° Radial velocity 1,747 km/s, redshift 0.00584 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 5001 to 5500
