NGC 5490 is an elliptical galaxy in Bootes, 229 million light-years away
NGC 5490 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 229 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 1.7′ × 1.3′ of sky, about 110,400 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 5490 from Arcturus
Arcturus
NGC 5490
BOöTES
NGC 5490 lies 2.1° southwest of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. That is within one binocular field.
NGC 5490 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -80° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -67° 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 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.
NGC 5490 is 229 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5490 tonight left it about 229 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5490
76 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5490 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5490, 2MASX J14095733+1732435, MCG +03-36-065, PGC 050558, SDSS J140957.29+173243.9, UGC 09058 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 10.0m Declination (J2000) +17° 33′ Magnitude 12.0 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 1.3′ Position angle 2° True size 110,400 light-years Distance 229 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,928 km/s, redshift 0.01657 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5001 to 5500
