NGC 5597 is a late spiral galaxy in Libra
NGC 5597 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Libra . It shines at magnitude 12.8 and spans 2′ × 1.6′. 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 5597 from Zubenelgenubi
Zubenelgenubi
NGC 5597
LIBRA
NGC 5597 lies 6.4° west of Zubenelgenubi , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5597 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -57° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -67° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -77° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -86° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 49° 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: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -33° 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 73°N, and never sets south of 73°S.
The distance to NGC 5597 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5597
17 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5597 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Libra Designations NGC 5597, 2MASX J14242744-1645457, IRAS 14216-1632, MCG -03-37-002, PGC 051456 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 24.5m Declination (J2000) -16° 46′ Magnitude 12.8 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.6′ Position angle 65° Radial velocity 2,686 km/s, redshift 0.009 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
