NGC 5316
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 53 m 57.2 s |
| declination | -61 ° 52 ′ 06 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 6 likes |
| Angular expansion | 15.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | approx. 4000 ly (1215 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | May 25, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5316 • OCl 913 • Mel 122 • Cr 279 • ESO 133-SC006 • GC 3666 • h 3542 • | |
NGC 5316 is the name for an open star cluster in the constellation Centaur . NGC 5316 has a diameter of 15 arc minutes and a magnitude of 6.0 mag. The object was discovered by James Dunlop on May 25, 1826 .