NGC 5823

OBJECT: NGC 5823; Cr 290; Mel 131; OCL 936; Caldw 88; C1502-554

CLASS: Open Cluster aka Galactic Cluster

CONSTELLATION: Circinus

POSITION (2000.0): 15 05 26 -55 36.5

URANOMETRIA 2000.0 MAP: 196R

DIAMETER: 12.0'

DISTANCE (parsecs): 1052

TYPE: II2r

MAGNITUDE: 7.9

MEMBERS: 103

REFERANCE: Star Clusters - Archinal & Hynes, 2003

 

DATE: Apr. 24/25, 2015

TIME: 04:58 to 05:04 AM (local time)

PLACE: Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, Namibia, Africa

INSTRUMENT: 12 Inch (30 cm) Meade LX200 SCT

FOCAL RATIO: f/6.3

ACCESSORIES: Meade 0.63x reducer

MOUNT: Meade Altazimuth

CAMERA: Canon 60Da

EXPOSURE: 3 minutes 45 seconds

SUBS: 15 seconds

ISO: 6400

 

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