Messier : Messier M5

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-26
Astronomical night: 22:03 - 04:56 (GMT -5)
Messier M5 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk30°116° (Southeast)
SetDawn29°245° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

01:26

52°

180° (South)

Elevation

Messier M5 Celestial motion
Information about Messier M5

General information

NGC5904 is the globular cluster at magnitude 6 that is placed in Serpens constellation and has apparent size of 20 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-26, NGC5904 will be visible all night. At 22:03 the object will be placed at southeast, 30° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:56 when fade from view as dawn breaks southwest. Maximum elevation, 52° above horizon, will be reached at 01:26, when will be placed at south.
 

Messier M5 on the sky map

Messier M5 on the sky map
Object type

Globular Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Serpens

Magnitude

6

Apparent size20'
Right ascension15h 18m 33.22s
Declination2° 4′ 51.7″

Catalogues

Messier

M5

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC5904

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H III 106Double Star5.06