NGC 5308 is a lenticular galaxy in Ursa Major, 83 million light-years away
NGC 5308 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 83 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.3 and spans 4.3′ × 34″ of sky, about 104,300 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
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 5308 from Mizar
Mizar
NGC 5308
URSA MAJOR
NGC 5308 lies 6.8° northeast of Mizar , the magnitude 2.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5308 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -68° 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 29°S, and never sets north of 29°N.
NGC 5308 is 83 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5308 tonight left it about 83 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5308
51 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5322, elliptical galaxy, 50′ NGC 5389, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 5376, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 5430, barred spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 5216, elliptical galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5218, barred spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5204, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 5585, mixed spiral galaxy, 6.0°
NGC 5308 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 5308, 2MASX J13470039+6058229, MCG +10-20-029, PGC 048860, SDSS J134700.42+605823.4, SDSS J134700.43+605823.3, UGC 08722 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 47.0m Declination (J2000) +60° 58′ Magnitude 11.3 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 4.3′ × 34″ Position angle 60° True size 104,300 light-years Distance 83 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,018 km/s, redshift 0.00675 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5001 to 5500
