NGC 5156 is a barred spiral galaxy in Centaurus
NGC 5156 (ESO 220-013) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 11.8 and spans 2.5′ × 2.1′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 5156 from ε Cen
ε Cen
NGC 5156
CENTAURUS
NGC 5156 lies 4.9° north of ε Cen , the magnitude 2.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5156 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -75° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -79° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -75° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 41°N, and never sets south of 41°S.
The distance to NGC 5156 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5156
29 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5206, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 5139 Omega Centauri, globular cluster, 1.5° NGC 5064, spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 5266A, barred spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5266, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° IC 4311, spiral galaxy, 2.8° IC 4312, lenticular galaxy, 2.9° NGC 4976, elliptical galaxy, 3.3°
NGC 5156 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations NGC 5156, ESO 220-013, 2MASX J13284409-4855005, ESO-LV 220-0130, IRAS 13256-4839, PGC 047283 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 28.7m Declination (J2000) -48° 55′ Magnitude 11.8 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.5′ × 2.1′ Position angle 115° Radial velocity 2,985 km/s, redshift 0.01 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 5001 to 5500
