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NGC 5284 - Association of Stars in Centaurus

Altitude: -57.2°   Azimuth: 126.5°   Direction: South-East

NGC 5284 is a Association of Stars in the Centaurus constellation. NGC 5284 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

NGC 5284
Association of Stars
Centaurus

NGC 5284 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -57.2°
Azimuth: 126.5°
Direction: South-East

See also NGC 5284 rise and set times.

Available Resources for NGC 5284 - Association of Stars in Centaurus

Apparent size of NGC 5284

The following table reports NGC 5284 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5284 is a visual representation of it.
8.4 arcmin
8.4 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 5284

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5284 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 5284 - Association of Stars in Centaurus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5284 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (8.4 arcmin) and minor (8.4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 5284

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 5284 are provided in the following table:

13h 47m 22s
-59° 08’ 57”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5284 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 5284 - Association of Stars in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5284 - Association of Stars in Centaurus.

Finder chart NGC 5284 - Association of Stars in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5284 - Association of Stars in Centaurus.

Rise ans set times of NGC 5284 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 5284 - Association of Stars in Centaurus is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt