General information
Open Cluster NGC5168 has the magnitude of 9 and is placed in Centaurus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 4 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
2024-05-05 cluster NGC5168 is not reachable.
NGC5168 on the sky map
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Object type | Open Cluster |
Alternative names | |
Constellation | Centaurus |
Magnitude | 9 |
Apparent size | 4' |
Right ascension | 13h 31m 4.8s |
Declination | -60° 56′ 24″ |
Catalogues
Messier |
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New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC5168 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
NGC4852 | Open Cluster | 8.9 |
NGC5138 | Open Cluster | 7.6 |
NGC5281 | Open Cluster | 5.9 |
NGC5316 | Open Cluster | 6 |