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NGC 5915 — Galaxy in Libra

Galaxy Good (43/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 12.0m Galaxy Libra (Lib) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.0
Angular Size 1.7′ × 1.2′
Position Angle 125°
Distance 106.86 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBb)
B, S, R, glbM, p of 2

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 21m 33.1s
Dec -13° 05' 30.5"
Constellation Libra (Lib)
Catalog NGC 5915

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard Hard V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard+
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium Medium
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Apr – Jun (peak: May)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 5915 · 1.7′×1.2′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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