{{Short description|Planetary nebula in the constellation Triangulum Australe}} {{Planetary nebula|name=[[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 5844|type=Planetary|image=NGC 5844 DECaPS DR2.jpg|caption=An image of NGC 5844|epoch=[[J2000]]|ra={{RA|15|12|52}}|dec={{DEC|-64|46|07}}<ref name=SIMBAD/>|constellation=[[Triangulum Australe]]|appmag_v=13.2<ref name=SIMBAD/>|radius_ly=0.54|names=[[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 5844, [[ESO]] 99-1, [[IRAS]] 15064-6429<ref name=SIMBAD/>|dist_ly=4474.866|dist_pc=1372}} '''NGC 5844''' is a [[planetary nebula]] in the [[constellation]] [[Triangulum Australe]]. It was initially discovered by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[astronomer]] [[John Herschel]] on May 2, 1835.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5800 - 5849 |url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc58.htm#5844 |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=cseligman.com}}</ref> Given its [[Magnitude (astronomy)|magnitude]] of 13.2, NGC 5844 is visible with the help of a [[telescope]] having an [[aperture]] of 10 [[Inch|inches]] (250[[Millimetre|mm]]) or more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NGC 5844 - Planetary Nebula in Triangulum Australe {{!}} TheSkyLive |url=https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc5844-object |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=theskylive.com}}</ref> The object is located approximately 4,474 [[Light-year|light years]] (1372[[Parsec|pc]]) away from the [[Earth]], and is moving towards the [[Sun]] at a [[radial velocity]] of -0.0002&nbsp;km/s{{±|0.00013}}.<ref name=SIMBAD>{{Cite web |title=NGC 5844 |url=https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=simbad.u-strasbg.fr}}</ref>

== Gallery == <gallery> File:NGC 5844 DSS.jpg|Image created using the [[Aladin Sky Atlas]] software from the Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center and DSS ([[Digitized Sky Survey]]) data. File:NGC 5844 Stellarium.jpg|Location of NGC 5844 (Using the [[Open-source software|open source software]] [[Stellarium (software)|Stellarium]]) </gallery>

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[[Category:Triangulum Australe]] [[Category:NGC objects|5844]] [[Category:Discoveries by John Herschel]] [[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1835]]