Herschel 314
NGC 5982
Object Type
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Galaxy E3
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Constellation
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Draco
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Magnitude
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11.0
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Size
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2.6' x 1.9'
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Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.
Line of 3 bright galaxies. From the left they are NGC 5981 (magnitude 13.2), NGC 5982, and NGC 5985 (magnitude 11.1). All three easily visible in the same field.
Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 5982.
Trio of bright galaxies in a line. Bright. Moderately large with a bright centre. Elliptical shape. NGC 5981 and NGC 5985 easily visible in field. NGC 5976 also visible in field.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.