Omega Centauri (NGC5139) Observation Details
NGC5139 Daily Motion
NGC5139 will be visible throughout the entire night. It will rise at 23:54, just before twilight begins, and will be at 5° when twilight starts at 01:49. It will reach its transit at 5° at 02:08, and will fade away as twilight ends at 04:03, being at 1° elevation.NGC5139 will be visible until July, 6, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
NGC5139 Visibility Timetable on February 11
NGC5139 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Astrosession begin | 17:10 | -56° |
| NGC5139 rise | 23:54 | |
| Moon Rise, 32.7% illuminated | 00:02 | 1° |
| NGC5139 transit | 02:08 | 5° |
| Astrosession end | 03:33 | 3° |
| NGC5139 set | 04:22 | |
| Moon Set | 09:24 | -39° |
Track NGC5139 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is Omega Centauri right now?
Omega Centauri (NGC5139) is located in the constellation Centaurus, at right ascension 13h 26m 45s" and declination -47° 28' 36s. At the current time, it is above the horizon at an altitude of 5 degrees toward the south from your location, with an apparent magnitude of 5.33.NGC5139 Image Gallery
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DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC5139
| Object name | NGC5139 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC5139 coordinates | 13.44608, -47.47686 |
| Center coordinates | 13.44608, -47.47686 |
NGC5139 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC5139
| Time | 01:49 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC5139 elevation | 5° |
| NGC5139 Azimuth | -177° |
Annual motion of NGC5139
| Date | Thu, 12 February 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 17:06 |
| Twighlight end | 03:26 |
| Twighlight duration | 10h 20m |
| Rise | 23:50 |
| Set | 04:18 |
| Elevation at transit | 5° |
| Transit time | 02:04 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 13h 26m 45s", Dec: -47° 28' 36s |
| Magnitude | 5 |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC5139 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC5139
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 13.44608° |
| Declination | -47.47686° |
| Magnitude | 5.33 |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Elevation | 5.1° |
| Azimuth | -176.9° |
Data Credits
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