NGC 5917

Galaxy Fair (30/100)

Barred Spiral

NGC 5917 Galaxy Libra (Lib) Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 14.0

Angular Size 1.7′ × 1.1′

Position Angle 90°

Distance 90.40 million ly

Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sb)

Description

eF, vS, psbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 21m 24.0s

Dec -07° 22' 00.0"

Constellation Libra (Lib)

Catalog NGC 5917

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 5917 · 1.7′×1.1′ · N up, E left

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