Galaxy · constellation Dra

NGC 5949

NGC 5949MCG +11-19-008PGC 55165UGC 9866
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
15h 28m 00.7s
Declination
+64° 45' 47"
Size
1.8′ × 45.6″
Position angle
148°
Magnitude
12.8 (B)
Surface brightness
22.25 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
Sbc
Difficulty
3/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

The 2MASS position is 5 arcsec northwest of the center of the optical bulge.

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