NGC 5533 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Bootes, 145 million light-years away
NGC 5533 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 145 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.8 and spans 2.9′ × 1.6′ of sky, about 120,300 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 5533 from Seginus
Seginus
NGC 5533
BOöTES
NGC 5533 lies 4.4° southwest of Seginus , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5533 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -83° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -84° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 55°S, and never sets north of 55°N.
NGC 5533 is 145 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5533 tonight left it about 145 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5533
102 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5529, mixed spiral galaxy, 53′ NGC 5557, elliptical galaxy, 1.2° NGC 5544, lenticular galaxy, 1.2° NGC 5545, spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 5614, early spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 5444, elliptical galaxy, 2.6° NGC 5656, early spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5623, elliptical galaxy, 3.1°
NGC 5533 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5533, 2MASX J14160771+3520373, IRAS 14140+3534, MCG +06-31-089, PGC 050973, SDSS J141607.74+352037.7, UGC 09133 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 16.1m Declination (J2000) +35° 21′ Magnitude 11.8 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.9′ × 1.6′ Position angle 28° True size 120,300 light-years Distance 145 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,818 km/s, redshift 0.01282 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
