NGC 5043

 OPEN CLUSTER IN CENTAURUS  

(Image centered at: ra 13 h:16 m / dec - 60º 03')

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May 2022, Home Backyard in Martínez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

DATA

TYPE: Open Cluster

APPARENT DIAMETER: 10 arc minutes

VISUAL BRIGHTNESS: not found

DISTANCE: not found    

IMAGE INFORMATION

INSTRUMENT: 8" ORION OPTICS UK (Ultra Grade Optics) w/Televue Paracorr working at at f5,75

CAMERA: QSI 583 WS

MOUNT: SKY WATCHER NEQ6, OAG with Starligh Xpress Lodestar

FILTERS: Baader LRGB Set, Astronomik Ha 6nm

SKY CONDITIONS: urban skies - Bortle 8

EXPOSURES: LRGB (30,30,30,30)

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

NGC 5043 is a loose and scattered cluster extending over a 14 x 7 arc minutes from South West to North East. It contains approximately 25 stars with magnitude 10,5 to 12 and equal number of faint stars. Many of the stars appears to be connected in loose curved chains. No concentration towards the center or denser subgroups with an irregular outline. NGC 5043 is located at three and a half degrees towards the east of Beta Crux. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel from Cape of Good Hope in 1837 using a 18 inch f13 speculum telescope.