Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5949
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NGC 5949, Gary Imm
NGC 5949, Gary Imm

NGC 5949

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NGC 5949, Gary Imm
NGC 5949, Gary Imm

NGC 5949

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Description

This Astrobin Debut Object is a flocculent spiral galaxy located 40 million light years away in the constellation of Draco at a declination of +65 degrees.  It is a magnitude 11 galaxy which spans 2.5 arc-minutes in our apparent view.  This corresponds to a diameter of only 30,000 light years.

Like many flocculent galaxies, NGC 5949 has no spiral structure, a small core, and no bulge. I am disappointed in the lack of disk color.  I think that is due to a combination of its flocculent nature along with an imaging night that may not have had good transparency.

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