NGC 5485 is a lenticular galaxy in Ursa Major, 89 million light-years away
NGC 5485 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 89 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.5 and spans 2.5′ × 1.8′ of sky, about 65,300 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 5485 from Alkaid
Alkaid
NGC 5485
URSA MAJOR
NGC 5485 lies 6.4° northeast of Alkaid , the magnitude 1.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5485 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 29° 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: 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: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 20° 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: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 36° 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: 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: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 74° 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: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 7° 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: 27° 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: 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: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -8° 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: 37° 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: 30° 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: -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: 41° 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: 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: -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°: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 20° 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°: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -32° 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: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -5° 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: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -12° 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: -29° 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: 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: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -51° 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: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -7° 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: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -60° 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: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -7° 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: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -74° 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 35°S, and never sets north of 35°N.
NGC 5485 is 89 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5485 tonight left it about 89 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5485
77 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5473, lenticular galaxy, 22′ M101 Messier 101, mixed spiral galaxy, 52′ NGC 5422, lenticular galaxy, 57′ NGC 5474, late spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 5585, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5631, lenticular galaxy, 3.1° NGC 5687, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 5480, late spiral galaxy, 4.3°
NGC 5485 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 5485, 2MASX J14071131+5500054, MCG +09-23-037, PGC 050369, SDSS J140711.33+550006.2, SDSS J140711.34+550005.9, SDSS J140711.34+550006.0, SDSS J140711.35+550006.1 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 07.2m Declination (J2000) +55° 00′ Magnitude 11.5 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.5′ × 1.8′ Position angle 170° True size 65,300 light-years Distance 89 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,898 km/s, redshift 0.00635 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5001 to 5500
