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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:11 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:39
wb_twilight   (Astronomical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

NGC 5925 - Open Cluster in Norma

Altitude: -18.6°   Azimuth: 163.1°   Direction: South-South-East

NGC 5925 is a Open Cluster in the Norma constellation. NGC 5925 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 5925 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 5925 - Open Cluster in Norma star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5925 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.8 arcmin) and minor (4.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 5925

NGC 5925
Open Cluster
Norma

NGC 5925 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -18.6°
Azimuth: 163.1°
Direction: South-South-East

See also NGC 5925 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 8.4, NGC 5925 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 40-50mm aperture or a small telescope.

Available Resources for NGC 5925 - Open Cluster in Norma

Photometric information of NGC 5925

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 5925 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).

8.4

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

Apparent size of NGC 5925

The following table reports NGC 5925 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5925 is a visual representation of it.
4.8 arcmin
4.8 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 5925

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 5925 are provided in the following table:

15h 27m 26s
-54° 31’ 44”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5925 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 5925 - Open Cluster in Norma star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5925 - Open Cluster in Norma.

Finder chart NGC 5925 - Open Cluster in Norma star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5925 - Open Cluster in Norma.

Rise and set times of NGC 5925 from your location

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

NGC 5925 - Open Cluster in Norma is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom