NGC 5823

{{Short description|Open cluster in the constellation Circinus}}

{{Infobox Cluster

| name = NGC 5823

| image = NGC 5823 DECaPS DR2.jpg

| caption = NGC 5823

| class = Open cluster

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|15|05|44.8}}

| dec = {{DEC|-55|37|30}}

| dist_pc = 1192 pc

| appmag_v = 7.9

| constellation = Circinus

| names = Caldwell 88, Cr 290

|image_size=250|credit=DECaPS}}

File:NGC 5823 map.png

NGC 5823 (also known as Caldwell 88) is an open cluster in the southern constellation of Circinus, near (and extending across) its border with the constellation Lupus. It was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1826.