NGC 5915

Galaxy Good (43/100)

Barred Spiral

NGC 5915 Galaxy Libra (Lib) Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 12.0

Angular Size 1.7′ × 1.2′

Position Angle 125°

Distance 106.86 million ly

Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBb)

Description

B, S, R, glbM, p of 2

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 21m 36.0s

Dec -13° 05' 60.0"

Constellation Libra (Lib)

Catalog NGC 5915

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 5915 · 1.7′×1.2′ · N up, E left

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