NGC 5617 is an open cluster in Centaurus
NGC 5617 (MWSC 2223) is an open cluster in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 6.3 and spans 5.1′. It is an easy target in binoculars, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 5617 from Rigil Kentaurus
Rigil Kentaurus
NGC 5617
CENTAURUS
NGC 5617 lies 1.2° west of Rigil Kentaurus , the magnitude -0.0 star. That is within one binocular field.
NGC 5617 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -74° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -89° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -79° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 11° 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 29°N, and never sets south of 29°S.
The distance to NGC 5617 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5617
11 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5606, open cluster, 1.1° NGC 5715, open cluster, 3.6° NGC 5662, open cluster, 4.2° NGC 5316, open cluster, 4.4° NGC 5281, open cluster, 5.5°
NGC 5617 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations NGC 5617, MWSC 2223 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 14h 29.7m Declination (J2000) -60° 43′ Magnitude 6.3 (B 7.0) Apparent size 5.1′ Radial velocity -35 km/s Best with Binoculars Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
