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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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NGC 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor

Altitude: 57.8°   Azimuth: 334.2°   Direction: North-North-West

NGC 5836 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Ursa Minor constellation. NGC 5836 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5836 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 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5836 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.16 arcmin) and minor (0.93 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 5836

NGC 5836
Galaxy
Ursa Minor

NGC 5836 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 57.8°
Azimuth: 334.2°
Direction: North-North-West

See also NGC 5836 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 14.9, NGC 5836 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor

Photometric information of NGC 5836

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 5836 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).

14.9
11.51
10.8
10.43

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

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 5836.

23.67 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of NGC 5836

The following table reports NGC 5836 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5836 is a visual representation of it.
1.16 arcmin
0.93 arcmin
38°

NGC 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor morphological classification

NGC 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor is classified as Spiral (SAb) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor, Spiral (SAb).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 5836

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 5836 are provided in the following table:

14h 59m 30s
+73° 53’ 35”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5836 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 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor.

Finder chart NGC 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor.

Rise and set times of NGC 5836 from your location

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

NGC 5836 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor is circumpolar and transits at 00:06 UTC (altitude: 67.6°)