NGC 5443 is a spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, 101 million light-years away
NGC 5443 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 101 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.7′ × 34″ of sky, about 49,600 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, 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 5443 from Mizar
Mizar
NGC 5443
URSA MAJOR
NGC 5443 lies 5.5° east of Mizar , the magnitude 2.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5443 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 77° 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: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -73° 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 34°S, and never sets north of 34°N.
NGC 5443 is 101 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5443 tonight left it about 101 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5443
77 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5422, lenticular galaxy, 41′ NGC 5473, lenticular galaxy, 59′ NGC 5485, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° M101 Messier 101, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5474, late spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 5585, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 5631, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 5430, barred spiral galaxy, 3.5°
NGC 5443 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 5443, 2MASX J14021182+5548505, IRAS 14004+5603, MCG +09-23-026, PGC 049993, SDSS J140211.79+554850.5, SDSS J140211.80+554850.4, SDSS J140211.80+554850.5 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 02.2m Declination (J2000) +55° 49′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 34″ Position angle 31° True size 49,600 light-years Distance 101 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,799 km/s, redshift 0.00601 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5001 to 5500
