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NGC 5937 — Galaxy in Serpens

Galaxy Fair (38/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 13.0m Galaxy Serpens (Ser) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 1.9′ × 1.1′
Position Angle 175°
Distance 130.55 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABb)
pB, pS, R, vgbM, 3 st f

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 30m 46.1s
Dec -02° 49' 46.2"
Constellation Serpens (Ser)
Catalog NGC 5937

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard+ V. hard V. hard
150mm Newt. Hard Hard V. hard+
C8 203mm Hard+ Hard+ Hard
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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 5937 · 1.9′×1.1′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

6 Ser
Medium+
Easy double, sep 3.4″
Double Star mag 5.35 4.3° Serpens
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Easy
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Medium
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Galaxy mag 12.3 7.6° Virgo
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Medium+
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Galaxy mag 11.5 7.8° Virgo
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Medium
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Galaxy mag 11.8 7.9° Virgo
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HIP 73473; Delta Librae; 19 Librae
Medium+
Eclipsing binary, period 2.3d
Variable Star mag 4.92 9.3° Libra
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