General information
Open Cluster NGC5617 has the magnitude of 6 and is placed in Centaurus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 10 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
Tonight, 2024-04-26, cluster NGC5617 is not reachable.
NGC5617 on the sky map
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Object type | Open Cluster |
Alternative names | |
Constellation | Centaurus |
Magnitude | 6 |
Apparent size | 10'x10' |
Right ascension | 14h 29m 44s |
Declination | -60° 42′ 42″ |
Catalogues
Messier |
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New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC5617 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
NGC5662 | Open Cluster | 5.5 |