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NGC 5299 - Open Cluster in Centaurus

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -47.75°   Az: 226.64°   Direction: South-West

NGC 5299 is a Open Cluster in the Centaurus constellation. NGC 5299 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5299 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 5299 - Open Cluster in Centaurus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5299 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.2 arcmin) and minor (4.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 52m 11s
-60° 04’ 21”
06h 46m 09s
20h 38m 21s

J2000

13h 50m 26s
-59° 56’ 52”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5299 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 5299 - Open Cluster in Centaurus.

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Finder chart for NGC 5299 - Open Cluster in Centaurus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 5299 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5299 is a visual representation of it.
4.2 arcmin
4.2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 5299 - Open Cluster in Centaurus is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK