Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Boötes (Boo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5660
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Galaxy NGC5660 in Bootes, Jean-Pierre Lees
Galaxy NGC5660 in Bootes
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Galaxy NGC5660 in Bootes

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Galaxy NGC5660 in Bootes, Jean-Pierre Lees
Galaxy NGC5660 in Bootes
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Galaxy NGC5660 in Bootes

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Description

NGC5660 is a face-on spiral galaxy with a small core and two main high-surface brightness spiral arms emerging from the core. A magelanic dwarf companion is visible 2.5' WNW.
Angular Diameter: 2.8'x2.6'
Radial Velocity: 2448 km/s
Distance: 109 mly.
Diameter: 89000 ly.

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