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The Guitar

The Guitar galaxy pair

The Guitar, is located in the constellation Ursa Major, and is best seen in spring.

The Guitar is magnitude 14.5, is 412 million light-years away, and is 1.36' x 0.69' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. The Guitar
      1. Type:
      2. galaxy pair
      1. Magnitude (m):
      2. 14.5
      1. Distance (Mly):
      2. 412 Mly
      1. Size:
      2. 1.36' x 0.69''
      1. NGC:
      2. 3561A/B

    * One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.



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