NGC 5506 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 5506 (2MASS J14131487-0312276) is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 2.9′ × 46″. 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 5506 from Spica
Spica
NGC 5506
VIRGO
NGC 5506 lies 14.3° northeast of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5506 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -84° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -47° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 87°N.
The distance to NGC 5506 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5506
51 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5507, lenticular galaxy, 4′ NGC 5493, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° NGC 5468, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5584, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5427, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 5426, late spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 5534, early spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 5634, globular cluster, 4.9°
NGC 5506 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5506, 2MASS J14131487-0312276, 2MASX J14131490-0312272, IRAS 14106-0258, MCG +00-36-028, PGC 050782, SDSS J141314.87-031227.3, SDSS J141314.88-031227.3 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 13.2m Declination (J2000) -03° 12′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.9′ × 46″ Position angle 89° Radial velocity 1,761 km/s, redshift 0.00589 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
