Open Cluster NGC 5823

Physical Properties

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Designation NGC 5823
Type OCL (III2m)
Right Ascension (J2000.0) 15h 05m 30.5s
Declination (J2000.0) -55° 36' 13"
Diameter 12 arcmin
Visual magnitude 7.9 mag
Metric Distance 1.192 kpc
Dreyer Description Cl, cL, Ri, lCM, st 13…14
Identification, Remarks OCL 936, ESO 176-SC11

Finder Chart

The open cluster NGC 5823 is located in the constellation Circinus. Unfortunately it is not visible from Europe. On 8 May it in opposition with the Sun and is therefore highest in the sky at local midnight.

Finder Chart Open Cluster NGC 5823
Open Cluster NGC 5823 in constellation Circinus. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

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