NGC Objects in Circinus - The Night Sky Atlas

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Entries from The New General Catalog, revised version by Wolfgang Steinicke, grouped by constellation and by catalog number. All NGC object entries that refer to a verified object are listed with selected data. Each object has a link to its atlas location via its revised NGC catalog number.

Constellation Index
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Circinus
The Drawing Compass
Visible in December before dawn, to August after dusk, best in April.

Revised
NGC
Number
RA
hours
J2000
DEC
degrees
J2000
Major
Diameter
arcmins
Minor
Diameter
arcmins
Position
Angle
degrees
Visual
Magnitude
Surface
Brightness
mag/arcmin2
Object
Type
Type
Codes
NGC 5288 13h 48m 44.9s -64° 41´ 07" 3.0´ 11.8 open cluster 4 II2p
NGC 5315 13h 53m 57.1s -66° 30´ 48" 0.23´ 9.8 planetary nebula 3 PN
NGC 5359 14h 00m 09.0s -70° 23´ 30" 8.0´ open cluster 4 OCL
NGC 5715 14h 43m 29.0s -57° 34´ 36" 7.0´ 9.8 open cluster 4 II2m
NGC 5823 15h 05m 30.5s -55° 36´ 13" 12.0´ 7.9 open cluster 4 III2m

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