Herschel 306
NGC 5676

Object Type Galaxy Sc
Constellation Bootes
Magnitude 11.1
Size 3.9' x 1.8'


Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

The galaxy at the very left of the image is the 17.9 magnitude PGC 52050, while the galaxy to the right is anonymous.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 5676.

Moderately large but fairly faint. Elongated. Very slightly brighter core. NGC 5660 visible in field.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.