About NGC 5024 (M53)

NGC 5024 is a rewarding deep-sky target and presents itself as a diffuse object. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 38° altitude and reaches 72° around 09:34 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Observing conditions matter, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

At higher magnification, subtle detail can be detected.

It offers less structure than some of the brightest galaxies.

Type

Globular Cluster

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Distance

56400 ly

Size

14.4'

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Easy

Magnitude

7.6