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NGC 5781 — Galaxy in Libra

Galaxy Fair (34/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 14.0m Galaxy Libra (Lib) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 14.0
Angular Size 1.3′ × 0.7′
Position Angle 20°
Distance 89.13 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBb)
F, S, R, bM, *16 sp

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 56m 41.2s
Dec -17° 14' 38.0"
Constellation Libra (Lib)
Catalog NGC 5781

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard Imp.
150mm Newt. V. hard+ V. hard V. hard
C8 203mm Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Mar – May (peak: Apr)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 5781 · 1.3′×0.7′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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