NGC : NGC5253

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-05-12

Astronomical night: 22:27 - 04:30 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	Dusk	19°	176° (South)
Set	02:47	0°	229° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation	22:45	20°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about NGC5253

General information

Galaxy NGC5253 has the magnitude of 10 and is placed in Centaurus constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 3 angular minutes.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-12, galaxy NGC5253 will become observable at south as the dusk sky fades, 19° above your horizon, at 22:27. At 02:47 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest. Maximum elevation, 20° above horizon, will be reached at 22:45, when galaxy will be placed at south.

NGC5253 on the sky map


Object type	Galaxy
Alternative names
Constellation	Centaurus
Magnitude	10
Apparent size	3'x2'
Right ascension	13^h 39^m 55.99^s
Declination	-31° 38′ 24.11″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC5253
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
M83 / NGC5236	Galaxy	7.5