NGC5823 (Open cluster)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC5823 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC5823
Object type Open cluster
Other names
C 88[5]
NGC 5823[2]
Cr 290[3]
Mel 131[4]
Position
Right ascension:15h05m [2]
Declination:−55°36' [2]
Constellation:Circinus
Magnitude:7.90 (V) [5]
8.61 (B) [2]
Distance:1.2 kpc
3.9 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.71
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.48

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