NGC 5582 is an elliptical galaxy in Bootes, 91 million light-years away
NGC 5582 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 91 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.6 and spans 2.2′ × 1.4′ of sky, about 58,400 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 5582 from Seginus
Seginus
NGC 5582
BOöTES
NGC 5582 lies 2.6° northwest of Seginus , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5582 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 88° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 2° 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: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 48° 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: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 14° 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: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -27° 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: -87° 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 50°S, and never sets north of 50°N.
NGC 5582 is 91 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5582 tonight left it about 91 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5582
99 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5545, spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5544, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5557, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5529, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5406, spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 5533, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 5656, early spiral galaxy, 4.8° NGC 5371, spiral galaxy, 4.9°
NGC 5582 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5582, 2MASX J14204312+3941369, MCG +07-29-063, PGC 051251, UGC 09188 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 20.7m Declination (J2000) +39° 42′ Magnitude 11.6 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.2′ × 1.4′ Position angle 24° True size 58,400 light-years Distance 91 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,439 km/s, redshift 0.00481 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
