| Type |
Location |
r.a. |
dec. |
Size |
Magnitude |
Distance |
| Galaxy 5846 |
Virgo |
15h06.5 |
+1°36' |
3.4' x 3.2' |
11 |
90 Mly |
| Galaxy 5850 |
Virgo |
15h07.1 |
+1°33' |
4.3' x 3.9' |
12 |
90 Mly |
See finder chart below.
NGC 5846 is a giant elliptical galaxy in constellation Virgo at a distance of
about 90 million light years from earth. It may be in interaction with NGC 5850,
which is a barred spiral galaxy.
Other galaxies visible on this image are NGC 5846A an elliptical galaxy visually close to
the 5846 core, NGC 5845 and NGC 5839.
Finder chart:
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| Date |
Telescope |
Binning |
Exp Time (s) |
Special processing |
Notes |
| May 17, 2020 |
Centurion
18" |
L 1:1
RGB 3:1 |
L 3x300
RGB 300 |
LRGB, Max Entropy, DDP |
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