NGC 5864 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo
NGC 5864 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.5′ × 46″. 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 5864 from Unukalhai
Unukalhai
NGC 5864
VIRGO
NGC 5864 lies 9.3° west of Unukalhai , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5864 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -51° 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: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -8° 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: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -65° 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: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -81° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 74° 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: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 56° 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: 6° 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: -62° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 4° 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: -52° 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 87°S.
The distance to NGC 5864 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5864
55 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5854, lenticular galaxy, 39′ NGC 5838, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 5850, spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 5846, elliptical galaxy, 1.6° NGC 5845, elliptical galaxy, 1.7° NGC 5839, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 5831, elliptical galaxy, 2.3° M5 Messier 5, globular cluster, 2.4°
NGC 5864 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5864, 2MASX J15093354+0303098, MCG +01-39-002, PGC 054111, UGC 09740 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 09.6m Declination (J2000) +03° 03′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.5′ × 46″ Position angle 67° Radial velocity 1,811 km/s, redshift 0.00605 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
