NGC 5670 (Gal)
Galaxy in Lupus
| R.A. | Dec. | Size | Mag | SB | Cnt.St | Type | Distance | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14h 35m 37.9s | -45° 58′ 05.4″ | 2.0′ | -- | 13.4 | S... | Gal | -- | -- |
Source: POSS-2 UK Schmidt Red (STScI) | Field: 10′ × 10′
Background
NGC 5670 is a faint edge-on spiral galaxy in Lupus. Around 200 million light-years away. A real challenge target at small to mid amateur apertures.
My Observing Notes
25-cm (Meade 10-inch LX200, The Coffee Grinder): A real struggle. With averted vision could just catch glimpses of a thin side-on galaxy hiding in the FOV. The only reason I was reasonably certain of its location was that it formed an equilateral triangle with two bright stars in the field.(Saturday, August 2025)
References
Charts
Ultra-wide view (~25° field)
Wide-field view with Telrad rings (4°, 2°, 0.5°)
Finderscope view (9×50 RACI, ~4.4° TFOV)
Eyepiece view — 35 mm Panoptic on 12-inch f/5 (1.6° TFOV)