NGC 5481 is an elliptical galaxy in Bootes
NGC 5481 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.8′ × 1.2′. 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 5481 from Alkaid
Alkaid
NGC 5481
BOöTES
NGC 5481 lies 3.4° northeast of Alkaid , the magnitude 1.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5481 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -78° 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 39°S, and never sets north of 39°N.
The distance to NGC 5481 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5481
70 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5480, late spiral galaxy, 3′ NGC 5448, early spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 5602, early spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5474, late spiral galaxy, 2.9° M101 Messier 101, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 5660, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5377, early spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5673, late spiral galaxy, 4.0°
NGC 5481 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5481, 2MASX J14064121+5043239, MCG +09-23-036, PGC 050331, SDSS J140641.27+504323.9, UGC 09029 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 06.7m Declination (J2000) +50° 43′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 1.2′ Position angle 113° Radial velocity 2,065 km/s, redshift 0.00691 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5001 to 5500
