NGC 5946 is a Globular Cluster in the Norma constellation. NGC 5946 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 10.72, NGC 5946 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.

NGC 5946 is a tiny globular cluster (3'x3') in the Southern Skies in constellation Norma. It is dim 10.7 Mag and contains stars of magnitude 15 and dimmer in the core. To get picture with higher resol...

NGC 5946 (również IC 4550, GCL 36 lub ESO 224-SC7) – gromada kulista znajdująca się w gwiazdozbiorze Węgielnicy. Odkrył ją James Dunlop 8 maja 1826 roku [2]. Jest położona w odległości ok. 34,6 tys. lat świetlnych od Słońca oraz 18,9 …

Apr 5, 2022 · Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 5946 (= GC 4108 = JH 3607, (Dunlop) 1860 RA 15 25 20, NPD 140 11.2) is a "globular cluster, considerably bright, pretty large, round, very gradually a little brighter middle, well resolved, …

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across. Click and drag the chart above to pan around the sky, or use the mouse …

This globular cluster was discovered by John Herschel on July 7, 1834 from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, and cataloged by him as h 3607.

NGC 5946 is a globular star cluster located in the constellation Norma . NGC 5946 is magnitude 9.61*, and is 3' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

NGC 5946 . Distance from Sun: 9640 ± 510 pc Galactocentric distance: 5200 ± 260 pc V-band magnitude: 9.49 ± 0.08 Mass: 1.1 · 10 5 M ☉ M/L ratio: ...

NGC 5946 is a globular cluster of the Milky Way found in the constellation of Norma .

Dec 28, 2024 · NGC 5946 is a globular cluster located approximately 16,000 light-years away in the constellation Orthogonum . 2. Detail. It is a globular cluster first discovered by James Dunlop on May 8, 1826, and is located in the disk of our galaxy .