NGC 5925 is an open cluster in Norma
NGC 5925 (MWSC 2293) is an open cluster in the constellation Norma . It shines at magnitude 8.4 and spans 4.8′. It is best in a small telescope, 4 to 6 inches, 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 5925 from Rigil Kentaurus
Rigil Kentaurus
NGC 5925
NORMA
NGC 5925 lies 9.0° northeast of Rigil Kentaurus , the magnitude -0.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5925 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -64° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -81° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -78° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -81° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -71° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 5° 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 35°N, and never sets south of 35°S.
The distance to NGC 5925 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5925
11 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5823, open cluster, 3.3° NGC 5822, open cluster, 3.4° NGC 5927, globular cluster, 3.9° IC 4544, nova, 4.0° NGC 5999, open cluster, 4.0° NGC 5946, globular cluster, 4.1° NGC 6005, open cluster, 4.9° NGC 5749, open cluster, 5.6°
NGC 5925 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Norma Designations NGC 5925, MWSC 2293 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 15h 27.4m Declination (J2000) -54° 32′ Magnitude 8.4 Apparent size 4.8′ Radial velocity -21 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
