NGC 5831 is an elliptical galaxy in Virgo, 88 million light-years away
NGC 5831 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 88 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.4 and spans 2.2′ × 2′ of sky, about 57,200 light-years across. 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 5831 from Zubeneschamali
Zubeneschamali
NGC 5831
VIRGO
NGC 5831 lies 11.1° north of Zubeneschamali , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5831 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -52° 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: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -83° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -51° 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 89°S.
NGC 5831 is 88 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5831 tonight left it about 88 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5831
61 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5839, lenticular galaxy, 32′ NGC 5845, elliptical galaxy, 38′ NGC 5846, elliptical galaxy, 42′ NGC 5850, spiral galaxy, 49′ NGC 5813, elliptical galaxy, 53′ NGC 5838, lenticular galaxy, 56′ NGC 5806, spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 5869, lenticular galaxy, 1.6°
NGC 5831 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5831, 2MASX J15040702+0113117, MCG +00-38-020, PGC 053770, SDSS J150406.99+011311.7, SDSS J150407.00+011311.7, UGC 09678 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 04.1m Declination (J2000) +01° 13′ Magnitude 11.4 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.2′ × 2′ Position angle 130° True size 57,200 light-years Distance 88 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,663 km/s, redshift 0.00556 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
