M5 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , M5 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 57° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:32, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
M5
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h18m [3] |
| Declination: | +02°04' [3] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 5.70 (V) [4] 7.34 (B) [3] |
| Distance: | 7.5 kpc 24.4 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.39 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -8.68 |
Sources
Events
| 12 May 2026 | – Messier 5 is well placed |
| 12 May 2027 | – Messier 5 is well placed |
| 11 May 2028 | – Messier 5 is well placed |
| 11 May 2029 | – Messier 5 is well placed |
| 12 May 2030 | – Messier 5 is well placed |
| 12 May 2031 | – Messier 5 is well placed |
| 11 May 2032 | – Messier 5 is well placed |
| 11 May 2033 | – Messier 5 is well placed |