NGC 5791 is an elliptical galaxy in Libra
NGC 5791 (ESO 581-007) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Libra . It shines at magnitude 11.8 and spans 2.7′ × 1.4′. 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 5791 from Zubenelgenubi
Zubenelgenubi
NGC 5791
LIBRA
NGC 5791 lies 3.7° southeast of Zubenelgenubi , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5791 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -78° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -84° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -79° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -30° 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 71°N, and never sets south of 71°S.
The distance to NGC 5791 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5791
34 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5761, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5796, elliptical galaxy, 2.6° NGC 5728, early spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 5897, globular cluster, 4.7° NGC 5890, lenticular galaxy, 4.8° NGC 5756, spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 5892, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.2° IC 4468, barred spiral galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 5791 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Libra Designations NGC 5791, ESO 581-007, 2MASX J14584622-1916006, ESO-LV 581-0070, MCG -03-38-035, PGC 053516 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 58.8m Declination (J2000) -19° 16′ Magnitude 11.8 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.7′ × 1.4′ Position angle 172° Radial velocity 3,294 km/s, redshift 0.01104 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
