NGC : NGC5488

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-04-28

Astronomical night: 22:06 - 04:52 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	Dusk	12°	154° (Southeast)
Set	03:58	0°	225° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation	00:08	17°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about NGC5488

General information

Galaxy NGC5488 has the magnitude of 12 and is placed in Centaurus constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 26 angular seconds.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-04-28 galaxy NGC5488 will become observable at southeast as the dusk sky fades, 12° above your horizon, at 22:06. At 03:58 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest. Maximum elevation, 17° above horizon, will be reached at 00:08, when galaxy will be placed at south.

NGC5488 on the sky map


Object type	Galaxy
Alternative names
Constellation	Centaurus
Magnitude	12
Apparent size	26"x9"
Right ascension	14^h 8^m 3.124^s
Declination	-33° 18′ 53.72″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC5488
International Catalogue (IC)	IC4375

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
NGC5419	Galaxy	10.9
NGC5556	Galaxy	11.8