NGC5359 Position and Visibility Tonight
Where is NGC5359 right now?
NGC5359 Visibility on July 20
NGC5359 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC5359 is always below the horizon | - | |
Moon Rise, 25.8% illuminated  | 09:58 | -41° |
| NGC5359 transit | 17:16 | -18° |
| Astrosession begin | 20:12 | -22° |
| Moon Set | 21:33 | -27° |
| Astrosession end | 02:15 | -50° |
Track NGC5359 Position Throughout the Night
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NGC5359 Image Gallery
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The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC5359
| Object name | NGC5359 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC5359 coordinates | 14.00266, -70.39231 |
| Center coordinates | 14.00266, -70.39231 |
NGC5359 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC5359
| Time | 10:38 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC5359 elevation | -38° |
| NGC5359 Azimuth | 155° |
Annual motion of NGC5359
| Date | Mon, 20 July 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 20:08 |
| Twighlight end | 02:09 |
| Twighlight duration | 6h 1m |
| Rise | NGC5359 is always down |
| Set | NGC5359 is always down |
| Elevation at transit | -18° |
| Transit time | 17:12 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 14h 00m 09s", Dec: -70° 23' 32s |
| Magnitude | - |
| Constellation | Circinus |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC5359 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
You can also view detailed visibility information in a dedicated table, including exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC5359
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 14.00266° |
| Declination | -70.39231° |
| Magnitude | |
| Constellation | Circinus |
| Elevation | -38.1° |
| Azimuth | 155.2° |
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.