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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 5815
Constellation	Libra
Right Ascension	15h 0m 29s
Declination	-16° 50' 4"
Distance	c.131,800,000 light years c.40,400,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +14.3 Absolute: -18.7
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 0.8' Actual: c.30,000 light years
Hubble Type	Sb Spiral Galaxy
Optimum Visibility	May
Notes	A comparatively small spiral galaxy that lies more than 130 million light years from the Milky Way, forming part of a small group of galaxies that lie eastward of the star Zubenelgenubi in the skies of Earth.

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