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Deep-sky objects in Centaurus

Sky Map

The sky above you at 17:18
This interactive sky map shows the positions of the brightest celestial objects from your location. Move it horizontally to follow how their positions change through the night.

Star cluster + Nebula

IC2944
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -22°
 ☼ 4.5 ✣ 7'
IC2944 is a star cluster + nebula with apparent magnitude 4.50 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 7.2 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC3766
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -21°
 ☼ 5.3 ✣ 7'
NGC3766 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.30 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 6.9 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC5138
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -31°
 ☼ 5.3 ✣ 4'
NGC5138 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.33 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 4.2 arcseconds in the sky.

Globular Cluster

NGC5139
↗ 08:11 ↘ 04:26 ↑ -27°
 ☼ 5.3 ✣ 27'
NGC5139 is a globular cluster with apparent magnitude 5.33 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 27 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC5662
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -28°
 ☼ 5.5 ✣ 8'
NGC5662 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.50 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 8.1 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC5460
↗ 17:18 ↘ 13:13 ↑ -28°
 ☼ 5.6 ✣ 13'
NGC5460 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.60 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 13.2 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC5281
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -35°
 ☼ 5.9 ✣ 7'
NGC5281 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.90 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 6.9 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC5316
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -35°
 ☼ 6 ✣ 10'
NGC5316 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.00 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 9.9 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC5617
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -30°
 ☼ 6.3 ✣ 5'
NGC5617 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.30 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 5.1 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC5128
↗ 07:26 ↘ 04:26 ↑ -24°
 ☼ 7.2 ✣ 26'
NGC5128 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 7.22 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 25.9 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC3680
↗ 05:28 ↘ 04:26 ↑ -7°
 ☼ 7.6 ✣ 6'
NGC3680 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.60 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 5.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC5606
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -30°
 ☼ 7.7 ✣ 4'
NGC5606 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.70 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 3.6 arcseconds in the sky.

Planetary Nebula

NGC3918
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -20°
 ☼ 8.1 ✣ 19.2"
NGC3918 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 8.10 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 0.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC3960
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -19°
 ☼ 8.3 ✣ 6'
NGC3960 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 8.30 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 6 arcseconds in the sky.

Globular Cluster

NGC5286
↗ 09:36 ↘ 04:26 ↑ -31°
 ☼ 8.3 ✣ 7'
NGC5286 is a globular cluster with apparent magnitude 8.31 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 6.6 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC4852
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -28°
 ☼ 8.9 ✣ 5'
NGC4852 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 8.90 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 5.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC5168
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -33°
 ☼ 9.1 ✣ 4'
NGC5168 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 9.10 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 4.2 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC4230
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -21°
 ☼ 9.4 ✣ 5'
NGC4230 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 9.40 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 5.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

IC4291
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -34°
 ☼ 9.7 ✣ 5'
IC4291 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 9.70 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 5.1 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC5102
↗ 06:39 ↘ 04:26 ↑ -20°
 ☼ 9.9 ✣ 10'
NGC5102 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 9.88 in the constellation Centaurus, spanning approximately 9.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Data Credits

The deep-sky information on this page comes from the OpenNGC project developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed catalog data for nebulae, galaxies, clusters and other deep-sky objects.

For details or contributions, visit the official repository: OpenNGC GitHub.