Messier : Messier M5

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-29
Astronomical night: 21:02 - 05:27 (GMT -5)
Messier M5 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk89° (East)
SetDawn39°233° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

02:54

53°

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, 2024-03-29, NGC5904 will be visible all night. At 21:02 the object will be placed at east, above your horizon, and will be observable until around 05:27 when fade from view as dawn breaks southwest. Maximum elevation, 53° above horizon, will be reached at 02:54, 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