Spiral galaxy · Boötes
NGC 5416 NGC 5416 group
mag 13.31.3′ across
About
NGC 5416, the NGC 5416 group, is a spiral galaxy of magnitude 13.3 in Boötes, about 1.3′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 5416 is in the constellation Boötes.
- Best evenings: around early June it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 71° S.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)A small, faint smudge that needs a dark sky and patience.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 5416, PGC 49991, UGC 8944 |
|---|---|
| Type | Spiral galaxy (Sc) |
| Magnitude | 13.3The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 1.3′ × 42″position angle 105°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 22.8 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 02m 11.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +09° 26′ 24″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →