NGC 5907

Galaxy in Draco

Position (J2000):15h15m54s +56°19'45"
Magnitude:11.4
Size:12'.8 x 1'.8 / PA: 155°
Class:Sc II
Finder Charts:30° | 15° | 
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NGC Description:cB, vL, vmE 155deg , vg, psbMN
Other Identifiers:Splinter Galaxy, FGC 1875, UGC 9801, MCG+09-25-040, GC 4086, H II-759, h 1917, GC 4087, CGCG 297.010, CGCG 274.038, IRAS 15146+5629, PGC 54470

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Observations

IDDescription
1369Twin Lakes Star Party 2005 - October 5, 2005 02:32 UT 

At 159x with the 13mm eyepiece in the 406mm reflector, NGC 5907 appears as a very faint, very elongated, diffuse streak of light. The central region is a brighter diffuse streak embedded in the galaxies elongated extent. The galaxy is best seen with averted vision.

 






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