NGC 5462 is a H II region in Ursa Major
NGC 5462 is a H II region in the constellation Ursa Major . It shines at magnitude 18.0 and spans 8″ × 7″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding NGC 5462 from Alkaid
Alkaid
NGC 5462
URSA MAJOR
NGC 5462 lies 5.6° northeast of Alkaid , the magnitude 1.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5462 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 69° 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: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 84° 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: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 13° 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: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 54° 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: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 46° 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: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -4° 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: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -36° 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: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 18° 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: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -4° 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: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -12° 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: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -75° 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 36°S, and never sets north of 36°N.
The distance to NGC 5462 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5462
77 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M101 Messier 101, mixed spiral galaxy, 6′ NGC 5473, lenticular galaxy, 32′ NGC 5474, late spiral galaxy, 43′ NGC 5485, lenticular galaxy, 48′ NGC 5422, lenticular galaxy, 55′ NGC 5585, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5480, late spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 5631, lenticular galaxy, 3.9°
NGC 5462 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 5462 Type H II region Right ascension (J2000) 14h 03.9m Declination (J2000) +54° 22′ Magnitude 18.0 Apparent size 8″ × 7″ Position angle 80° Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5001 to 5500
