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NGC 5792 — Galaxy in Libra

Galaxy Good (54/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Libra (Lib) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 3.5′ × 1.4′
Position Angle 88°
Distance 89.86 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sb)
pB, pL, R, mbM, *8-9 np 1'

Position & Identifiers

RA 14h 58m 22.7s
Dec -01° 05' 28.0"
Constellation Libra (Lib)
Catalog NGC 5792

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard Hard V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium Medium Hard+
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium+ Medium
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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 5792 · 3.5′×1.4′ · N up, E left

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