NGC : NGC5986

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-18
Astronomical night: 22:36 - 04:21 (GMT -5)
NGC5986 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk9°157° (Southeast)
Set03:560°220° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

00:27

14°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC5986 Celestial motion
Information about NGC5986

General information

Globular Cluster NGC5986 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Lupus constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 10 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-18, NGC5986 will become observable at southeast as the dusk sky fades, 9° above your horizon, at 22:36. At 03:56 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest. Maximum elevation, 14° above horizon, will be reached at 00:27, when will be placed at south.
 

NGC5986 on the sky map

NGC5986 on the sky map
Object type

Globular Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Lupus

Magnitude

8

Apparent size10'
Right ascension15h 46m 3s
Declination-37° 47′ 11.1″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC5986

International Catalogue (IC)