NGC 5605 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Libra
NGC 5605 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Libra . It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 1.5′ × 1.2′. 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 5605 from Zubenelgenubi
Zubenelgenubi
NGC 5605
LIBRA
NGC 5605 lies 6.9° northwest of Zubenelgenubi , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5605 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -73° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -83° 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: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -5° 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: -86° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 59° 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: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -37° 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 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.
The distance to NGC 5605 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5605
21 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5605 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Libra Designations NGC 5605, 2MASX J14250757-1309467, IRAS 14223-1256, MCG -02-37-003, PGC 051492 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 25.1m Declination (J2000) -13° 10′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 1.2′ Position angle 66° Radial velocity 3,363 km/s, redshift 0.01128 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
