NGC 5660 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Bootes
NGC 5660 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 11.9 and spans 2.6′ × 2.4′. 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 5660 from Alkaid
Alkaid
NGC 5660
BOöTES
NGC 5660 lies 6.9° east of Alkaid , the magnitude 1.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5660 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 89° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -80° 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 40°S, and never sets north of 40°N.
The distance to NGC 5660 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5660
52 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5673, late spiral galaxy, 26′ NGC 5676, late spiral galaxy, 30′ IC 1029, mixed spiral galaxy, 31′ NGC 5689, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5602, early spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5633, spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 5480, late spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5448, early spiral galaxy, 4.4°
NGC 5660 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations NGC 5660, 2MASX J14294980+4937214, IRAS 14280+4950, MCG +08-26-039, PGC 051795, SDSS J142949.81+493721.6, TYC 3475-83-1, UGC 09325 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 29.8m Declination (J2000) +49° 37′ Magnitude 11.9 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.6′ × 2.4′ Position angle 30° Radial velocity 2,312 km/s, redshift 0.00774 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
