Asteria — interactive night sky map
NGC 5823 is a open cluster in the constellation Circinus with an apparent magnitude of 7.9, spanning about 4 arcminutes. It is within reach of binoculars or a small telescope.
It is best placed in the evening sky around May. It is visible from the whole southern hemisphere and from northern latitudes up to about 34°N. It is circumpolar (never sets) south of latitude 34°S.