NGC 5866

Scientific overview

NGC 5866 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco. It shines at apparent magnitude 9.89 and spans about 6.31 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Medium telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 150–200 mm telescope

Best observed

Summer (N. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Northern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

15.1082h / 55.7632°

Hemisphere

Northern

Season

Summer

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
Cat's Eye NebulaC 6 · NGC 6543	Planetary nebula	9.01	0.9
NGC 4125NGC 4125	Elliptical galaxy	9.71	5.87
NGC 4236C 3 · NGC 4236	Barred spiral galaxy	9.77	23.5

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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