← Back to dex
Uncommon cluster 25 EP

NGC 5024

RA 198.2301° · Dec 18.1691° · openngc

Loading sky survey…
🌌 View in 3D star map
Tonight’s visibility

Computing the sky for your location…

Score breakdown

· 3 badges
25 pts · Uncommon
Uncommon 33 pts → Rare
  • Messier object +12
  • Star cluster +7
  • Bright deep-sky object +6
Total score 25

8 more points to reach Rare.

Badges

  • Star cluster · +7
  • Messier object · +12
  • Bright deep-sky object · +6

Properties

constellation
Com
dso type
GCl
mag
7.79
messier
yes
messier number
053
name
NGC 5024

About NGC 5024

NGC 5024 is an uncommon cluster. It sits in the constellation Com and shines at apparent magnitude 7.79.

NGC 5024 is a uncommon cluster worth 25 points across 3 science badges. Explore its facts, badges and place on the sky map, then add it to your dex on Spacedle.

How to see it

Look for NGC 5024 in the constellation Com. At apparent magnitude 7.79, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, NGC 5024 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.

Why NGC 5024 is an uncommon cluster

NGC 5024 scores 25 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 3 science badges — Star cluster, Messier object and Bright deep-sky object — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.

spacedle A daily roll through the real universe. © 2026 spacedle. Buy me a coffee

Sky imagery and survey data courtesy of Aladin Lite & CDS, Strasbourg. Object data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, JPL Small-Body Database, and the ATNF Pulsar Catalogue.