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NGC 5879

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Right ascension
  
15 09 46.8

Type
  
Sbc

Magnitude
  
12.4

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
12.4

Declination
  
+57° 00′ 01″

Apparent size (V)
  
3.74′x1.01′

Constellation
  
Draco

NGC 5879 httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
NGC 5866 Group, NGC 5866, NGC 5907, NGC 5963, NGC 5921

NGC 5879 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco. The galaxy was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel. It is a member of the NGC 5866 Group.

References

NGC 5879 Wikipedia