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NGC 5822 - Open Cluster in Lupus

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -21.46°   Az: 155.59°   Direction: South-South-East

NGC 5822 is a Open Cluster in the Lupus constellation. NGC 5822 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 6.5, NGC 5822 is visible with the help of a small binocular.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5822 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 0.6000x0.6000 degrees (36.00x36.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 5822 - Open Cluster in Lupus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5822 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (18 arcmin) and minor (18 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 06m 13s
-54° 29’ 38”
21h 14m 05s
12h 20m 18s

J2000

15h 04m 20s
-54° 23’ 47”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5822 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 5822 - Open Cluster in Lupus.

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Finder chart for NGC 5822 - Open Cluster in Lupus.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 5822 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).

6.5

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

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 5822 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5822 is a visual representation of it.
18 arcmin
18 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 5822 - Open Cluster in Lupus is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK