NGC : NGC5161

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-11
Astronomical night: 22:26 - 04:31 (GMT -5)
NGC5161 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk17°177° (South)
Set02:270°225° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

22:38

17°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC5161 Celestial motion
Information about NGC5161

General information

NGC5161 is the galaxy at magnitude 11 that is placed in Centaurus constellation and has apparent size of 3 angular minutes.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-11, galaxy NGC5161 will become observable at south as the dusk sky fades, 17° above your horizon, at 22:26. At 02:27 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest. Maximum elevation, 17° above horizon, will be reached at 22:38, when galaxy will be placed at south.
 

NGC5161 on the sky map

NGC5161 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Centaurus

Magnitude

11

Apparent size3'x2'
Right ascension13h 29m 13.909s
Declination-33° 10′ 25.82″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC5161

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
NGC4936Galaxy10.8
NGC5102Galaxy9.6
NGC5253Galaxy10.4
M83 / NGC5236Galaxy7.5