Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 40 x 10s unfiltered images. Image taken 01/05/2006 21:30 UT.
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| Description: NGC5899 is a spiral galaxy in Bootes. We see it
nearly edge on, which gives it a flattened appearance. The dust lanes and
spiral arms show up well in this galaxy, which also has a bright core.
Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 40 x 10s unfiltered images. Image taken 01/05/2006 21:30 UT. |
Physical information: Magnitude: 12.5, size: 3.3'x1.4', p.a. 18 deg., classification: SBc.