NGC 5982
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 5982, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 5982
H II 764, h 1934, GC 4128, MCG+10-22-029, UGC 9961, PGC 55674
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 11.1 |
| Size | 3' x 2.9' @ 105° |
| Right Ascension | 15h 38' 39.8" (2000) |
| Declination | 59° 21' 21" N |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Description | cB, S, R, psbM, r |
| Classification | E |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Jul 22, 2023 Oregon Star Party, Ochoco Mts, OR (map)
25cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Holoholo @ 127x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A bright core assists in easy location, a faint halo around the stellar core, 2' diameter, NGC 5985 is visible 7' east-southeast, NGC 5981 is barely visible 6' west-northwest
Andrew Cooper
Jul 3, 2003 Whipple Observatory, Santa Rita Mtns., AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Middle member of a row of three very conspicuous but very different galaxies, brightest of the three, small, compact, tight core, almost perfectly round, NGC5985 (to the east) is large and diffuse by comparison, while NGC5981 (to the west) is an edge-on spiral
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Nearby objects for NGC 5982
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NGC 5982