Galaxies
Object reference | Size | Shape | Visual Scale | Telescope used |
NGC 5812 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 5792 | medium | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5861 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5812 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5858 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5917 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch |
This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.
Other notes
Best placed from late spring to late summer.
Libra has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 340, 30.
So when you look at this constellation you are looking above the galactic plane above the Sagitarius arm of our spiral galaxy.