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NGC 5724 - Star in Boötes

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 68.64°   Az: 269.44°   Direction: West

NGC 5724 is a Star in the Boötes constellation. NGC 5724 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 18, NGC 5724 is visible only through long exposure photography.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5724 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 5724 - Star in Boötes star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5724 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 39m 55s
+46° 35’ 10”
02h 08m 01s
16h 47m 57s

J2000

14h 39m 02s
+46° 41’ 31”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5724 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 5724 - Star in Boötes star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5724 - Star in Boötes.

Finder chart NGC 5724 - Star in Boötes star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5724 - Star in Boötes.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 5724 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

18

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 5724 - Star in Boötes is circumpolar and transits at 13:37 UTC (altitude: 85.1°)