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Coordinates: Sky map 15h 05m 44.8s, −55° 37′ 30″
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{{Short description|Open cluster in the constellation Circinus}}
{{Infobox Cluster
{{Infobox Cluster
| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 5823
| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 5823
| image = NGC_5823.png
| image = NGC 5823 DECaPS DR2.jpg
| caption = NGC 5823 (taken from Stellarium)
| caption = NGC 5823
| class = Open cluster
| class = Open cluster
| epoch = [[J2000]]
| epoch = [[J2000]]
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| dec = {{DEC|-55|37|30}}
| dec = {{DEC|-55|37|30}}
| dist_pc = 1192 pc
| dist_pc = 1192 pc
| appmag_v =7.9
| appmag_v = 7.9
| constellation = [[Circinus (constellation)|Circinus]]
| constellation = [[Circinus (constellation)|Circinus]]
| names = [[Caldwell catalogue|Caldwell]] 88
| names = [[Caldwell catalogue|Caldwell]] 88, [[Collinder catalogue|Cr]] 290
|image_size=250|credit=DECaPS}}
}}
[[File:NGC 5823 map.png|thumbnail|Map showing the location of NGC 5823]]
[[File:NGC 5823 map.png|thumbnail|Map showing the location of NGC 5823]]
'''NGC 5823''' ([[Caldwell catalogue|Caldwell]] 88) is an [[open cluster]] in the southern constellation of [[Circinus (constellation)|Circinus]], near (and extending across) its border with the constellation [[Lupus (constellation)|Lupus]]. It was discovered by [[James Dunlop]] in 1826.
'''NGC 5823''' (also known as '''Caldwell 88''') is an [[open cluster]] in the southern constellation of [[Circinus (constellation)|Circinus]], near (and extending across) its border with the constellation [[Lupus (constellation)|Lupus]]. It was discovered by Scottish astronomer [[James Dunlop]] in 1826.


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{WikiSky}}
* {{WikiSky}}


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[[Category:Open clusters]]
[[Category:Open clusters]]
[[Category:Circinus (constellation)]]
[[Category:Circinus]]
[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1826]]
[[Category:NGC objects|5823]]
[[Category:Discoveries by James Dunlop]]

Latest revision as of 10:22, 23 December 2023

NGC 5823
NGC 5823
Credit: DECaPS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension15h 05m 44.8s
Declination−55° 37′ 30″
Distance(1192 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)7.9
Physical characteristics
Other designationsCaldwell 88, Cr 290
Associations
ConstellationCircinus
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters
Map showing the location of NGC 5823

NGC 5823 (also known as Caldwell 88) is an open cluster in the southern constellation of Circinus, near (and extending across) its border with the constellation Lupus. It was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1826.

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