How to find NGC5606 using Scorpius
This guide uses bright stars first, then narrows the field for a telescope or binocular finder. Use Scorpius as the main sky landmark.
Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach NGC5606.
NGC5606 is below the horizon at the selected time. No suitable observing time was found during the next two nights.
Begin with Scorpius, then follow the reference stars toward NGC5606.
Rigil Kentaurus
Identify Rigil Kentaurus in or near Scorpius; the chart shows its position relative to the guide.
NGC5606
From Rigil Kentaurus, move about 1.9° toward the northwest until you reach NGC5606. This is the target field.
