NGC5286 (Globular cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC5286 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC5286
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
C 84[4]
NGC 5286[2]
Mel 121[3]
Position
Right ascension:13h46m [2]
Declination:−51°22' [2]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:7.60 (V) [4]
9.18 (B) [2]
Distance:11.0 kpc
35.9 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.87
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-7.61

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