NGC : NGC5460

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-05
Astronomical night: 22:17 - 04:40 (GMT -5)
NGC5460 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk166° (South)
Set01:13195° (South)
Maximum elevation

23:40

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC5460 Celestial motion
Information about NGC5460

General information

NGC5460 is the open cluster at magnitude 6 that is placed in Centaurus constellation and has apparent size of 25 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-05, cluster NGC5460 will become observable at south as the dusk sky fades, above your horizon, at 22:17. At 01:13 the object will sink below the horizon at south. Maximum elevation, above horizon, will be reached at 23:40, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC5460 on the sky map

NGC5460 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Centaurus

Magnitude

6

Apparent size25'
Right ascension14h 7m 27s
Declination-48° 20′ 36″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC5460

International Catalogue (IC)