NGC : NGC5856

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-26
Astronomical night: 22:03 - 04:56 (GMT -5)
NGC5856 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk43°103° (East)
SetDawn38°262° (West)
Maximum elevation

01:15

68°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC5856 Celestial motion
Information about NGC5856

General information

Star NGC5856 has the magnitude of 6 and is placed in Boötes constellation.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-26, star NGC5856 will be visible all night. At 22:03 the object will be placed at east, 43° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:56 when fade from view as dawn breaks west. Maximum elevation, 68° above horizon, will be reached at 01:15, when star will be placed at south.
 

NGC5856 on the sky map

NGC5856 on the sky map
Object type

Star

Alternative names

Constellation

Boötes

Magnitude

6

Apparent size-
Right ascension15h 7m 0s
Declination18° 27′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC5856

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H VI 44Double Star4.53
H IV 36Double Star3.66