NGC 5585 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, 22 million light-years away
NGC 5585 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 22 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.0 and spans 4.3′ × 2.6′ of sky, about 27,800 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 5585 from Alkaid
Alkaid
NGC 5585
URSA MAJOR
NGC 5585 lies 8.8° northeast of Alkaid , the magnitude 1.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5585 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -73° 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 33°S, and never sets north of 33°N.
NGC 5585 is 22 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5585 tonight left it about 22 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5585
71 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5631, lenticular galaxy, 56′ NGC 5678, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5485, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5473, lenticular galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5422, lenticular galaxy, 3.1° NGC 5687, lenticular galaxy, 3.1° M101 Messier 101, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5430, barred spiral galaxy, 3.6°
NGC 5585 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 5585, 2MASX J14194820+5643445, IRAS 14182+5657, MCG +10-20-094, PGC 051210, SDSS J141948.25+564342.2, UGC 09179 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 19.8m Declination (J2000) +56° 44′ Magnitude 11.0 Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 4.3′ × 2.6′ Position angle 33° True size 27,800 light-years Distance 22 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 303 km/s, redshift 0.00101 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
