NGC 5560 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo, 50 million light-years away
NGC 5560 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 50 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.3 and spans 3.5′ × 51″ of sky, about 50,300 light-years across. 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 5560 from Arcturus
Arcturus
NGC 5560
VIRGO
NGC 5560 lies 15.2° south of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5560 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -76° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 85° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -85° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 54° 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: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -54° 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 86°S.
NGC 5560 is 50 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5560 tonight left it about 50 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5560
86 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5566, barred spiral galaxy, 5′ NGC 5576, elliptical galaxy, 46′ NGC 5574, lenticular galaxy, 47′ NGC 5638, elliptical galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5668, late spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 5546, elliptical galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5679, galaxy triplet, 4.0° NGC 5679B, spiral galaxy, 4.0°
NGC 5560 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5560, 2MASX J14200449+0359335, 2MASX J14200543+0359285, IRAS 14175+0413, MCG +01-37-001, PGC 051223, SDSS J142005.38+035927.4, UGC 09172 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 20.1m Declination (J2000) +04° 00′ Magnitude 12.3 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.5′ × 51″ Position angle 109° True size 50,300 light-years Distance 50 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,745 km/s, redshift 0.00583 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
