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NGC 5996

Galaxy Fair (30/100)

Barred Spiral

NGC 5996 Galaxy Ser Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Dark skies recommended
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Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 1.5′ × 0.7′
Position Angle 1°
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBbc)
pF, cS, R, r, bet 2 D st

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 46m 54.0s
Dec +17° 52' 00.0"
Constellation Ser
Catalog NGC 5996

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2
N E

NGC 5996 · 1.5′×0.7′ · N up, E left

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