NGC5930

Description: NGC5929 and NGC5930 are an interacting galaxy pair in the constellation of Bootes. Although we see the galaxies close together, the interaction does not appear immediate on this image. Also visible in the bottom-right is a faint unnamed nebula.

Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 30 x 10s unfiltered images. Image taken 01/05/2006 21:45 UT.

Physical information:
NGC5930: Magnitude: 13.0, size: 1.8'x0.8', classification: SBb/P.
NGC5929: Magnitude: 14.0, size: 54"x48", classification: Sa-b/P.

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