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Page last updated Jul 27, 2011
WORKING: Add positions/physical data (per Steinicke)
NGC 5900
Discovered (Apr 9, 1787) by William Herschel
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sb) in Boötes (RA 15 15 05.2, Dec +42 12 34)
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 5900
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
NGC 5901
Recorded (May 23, 1854) by R. J. Mitchell
A star in Boötes (RA 15 15 02.3, Dec +42 13 44)
NGC 5902
Discovered (May 1, 1788) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) in Boötes (RA 15 14 22.3, Dec +50 19 49)
NGC 5903
Discovered (May 21, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 5904 (= M5 = GCL 34)
Discovered (May 5, 1702) by Gottfried Kirch
Recorded (May 23, 1764) by Charles Messier as M5
A 6th-magnitude globular cluster in Serpens Caput (RA 15 18 33.8, Dec +02 05 00)
One of the most massive globular clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy
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Above, a 24 arcmin wide view of M5
Below, a closeup of the globular cluster (Image Credits: Jim Misti, Misti Mountain Observatory; used by permission)
NGC 5905
Discovered (May 5, 1788) by William Herschel
NGC 5906
Discovered (Apr 13, 1850) by Bindon Stoney
(Part of NGC 5907?)
NGC 5907
Discovered (May 5, 1788) by William Herschel
NGC 5908
Discovered (May 5, 1788) by William Herschel
NGC 5909
Discovered (Dec 12, 1797) by William Herschel
NGC 5910
Discovered (Apr 13, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5911
Discovered (Jun 5, 1880) by Édouard Stephan (11b-12)
NGC 5912
Discovered (Dec 12, 1797) by William Herschel
NGC 5913
Discovered (Apr 14, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5914
Discovered (May 16, 1882) by Édouard Stephan (12b-71)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sb) in Boötes (RA 15 18 43.7, Dec +41 51 55)
NGC 5915
Discovered (Jun 5, 1836) by John Herschel
NGC 5916
Discovered (Jun 5, 1836) by John Herschel
NGC 5917
Discovered (Jul 16, 1835) by John Herschel
NGC 5918
Discovered (Apr 26, 1830) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc) in Boötes (RA 15 19 25.1, Dec +45 52 49)
NGC 5919
Discovered (Mar 30, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-77)
NGC 5920
Discovered (Mar 30, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-78)
NGC 5921
Discovered (May 1, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 5922
Recorded (Apr 9, 1787) by William Herschel
A pair of stars in Boötes (RA 15 21 09.1, Dec +41 40 23)
NGC 5923
Discovered (May 1, 1828) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBbc) in Boötes (RA 15 21 14.1, Dec +41 43 35)
NGC 5924
Discovered (Jun 10, 1882) by Édouard Stephan (12b-72)
NGC 5925
Discovered (Jul 28, 1826) by James Dunlop
NGC 5926
Discovered (Jun 15, 1884) by Lewis Swift (1-44)
The first IC adds "Not found by Bigourdan". The second IC lists a corrected RA (per Howe) of 15 16 47 (which might explain the previous note).
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NGC 5927
Discovered (May 8, 1826) by James Dunlop (389)
NGC 5928
Discovered (May 24, 1791) by William Herschel
The first IC adds "This possibly Messier 102, found by Méchain: 'Nébuleuse entre les étoiles ο du Bouvier (= Boötes) et ι du Dragon: elle est très foible; près d'elle est une étoile de la sixième grandeur.' I assume that ι Draconis is an error for ι Serpentis". (Dreyer's supposition was wrong; M102 is actually NGC 5866.)
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NGC 5929
Discovered (May 13, 1828) by John Herschel
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab pec) in Boötes (RA 15 26 06.1, Dec +41 40 16)
Per Dreyer, NGC 5929 is "very faint, very small, southwest member of double nebula", the other member being NGC 5930.
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Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 5929 and 5930
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the pair
NGC 5930
Discovered (Mar 18, 1787) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBb pec) in Boötes (RA 15 26 08.0, Dec +41 40 33)
Per Dreyer, NGC 5930 is "pretty faint, pretty small, northeast member of double nebula", the other member being NGC 5929 (which see for images of the pair).
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NGC 5931
Discovered (Apr 19, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-81)
NGC 5932
Discovered (Apr 21, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-79)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) in Boötes (RA 15 26 48.2, Dec +48 36 54)
Per Dreyer, NGC 5932 is "very faint, pretty small, round, northwest of 2", the other being NGC 5933.
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Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 5932
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on NGC 5932 and 5933
NGC 5933
Discovered (Apr 21, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-80)
A 15th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Boötes (RA 15 27 01.5, Dec +48 36 50)
Per Dreyer, NGC 5933 is "most extremely faint, very small, round, southeast of 2", the other being NGC 5932.
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Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 5933; for a wide-field view, see NGC 5932
NGC 5934
Discovered (Jun 12, 1880) by Édouard Stephan (11b-13)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Boötes (RA 15 28 12.6, Dec +42 55 47)
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 5934 and 5935
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the pair
NGC 5935
Discovered (Jun 12, 1880) by Édouard Stephan (11b-14)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Boötes (RA 15 28 16.6, Dec +42 56 41)
NGC 5936
Discovered (Apr 12, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 5937
Discovered (Apr 14, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5938
Discovered (Jun 9, 1836) by John Herschel
NGC 5939
Discovered (Jul 11, 1883) by Lewis Swift (1-45)
NGC 5940
Discovered (Apr 19, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-82)
NGC 5941
Discovered (Apr 19, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-83)
The first IC adds (per Bigourdan) that 5941 and 5942 are southwest and northeast of each other, respectively.
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NGC 5942
Discovered (Apr 19, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-84)
The first IC adds (per Bigourdan) that 5941 and 5942 are southwest and northeast of each other, respectively.
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NGC 5943
Discovered (Jun 18, 1884) by Édouard Stephan (13b-82)
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Boötes (RA 15 29 44.0, Dec +42 46 43)
NGC 5944
Discovered (Apr 19, 1887) by Lewis Swift (6-85)
NGC 5945
Discovered (Jun 12, 1880) by Édouard Stephan (11b-15)
A 13th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBab) in Boötes (RA 15 29 44.9, Dec +42 55 09)
NGC 5946 (= IC 4550)
Discovered (May 8, 1826) by James Dunlop (and later listed as NGC 5946)
Discovered (May 24, 1898) by Lewis Swift (and later listed as IC 4550)
An 8th-magnitude globular cluster in Norma (RA 15 35 28.5, Dec -50 39 32)
NGC 5947
Discovered (Jun 18, 1884) by Édouard Stephan (13b-83)
A 14th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBbc) in Boötes (RA 15 30 36.6, Dec +42 43 03)
NGC 5948
Recorded (Jun 14, 1881) by Édouard Stephan (12b-73)
A pair of stars in Serpens (RA 15 32 58.6, Dec +03 59 00)
NGC 5949
Discovered (Nov 28, 1801) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sbc) in Draco (RA 15 28 00.7, Dec +64 45 47)
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 5949
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
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