About NGC 5694 (C66)

NGC 5694 is frequently observed by amateur astronomers and presents itself as a diffuse object. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 22° altitude and reaches 63° around 02:20 AM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 7 hours.

Observing conditions matter, structure becomes clearer under good conditions.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

It is more subtle than brighter Dso objects.

Type

Globular Cluster

Constellation

Hydra

Distance

113000 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Very Hard

Magnitude

10.2