Galaxies

Object reference	Size	Shape	Visual Scale	Telescope used
NGC 5248	medium	circular	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5629	very small	circular	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5549	very small	oval	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5611	very small	oval	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5546	very small	circular	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5676	small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5689	small	thin oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5707	very small	slither	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5687	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5641	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5614	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5557	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5633	very small	oval	1	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5696	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5739	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5784	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5513	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5642	very small	circular	1	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 5653	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5654	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
UGC 8498	very small	slither	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5548	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5797	very small	oval	1	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5529	medium	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5523	small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5669	small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5899	small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5533	small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5859	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5582	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5660	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5587	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
IC 1029	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5490	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5673	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5875	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5635	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 5820	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5630	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5665	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5772	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5520	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5656	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5454	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 5966	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5522	very small	slither	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 5930	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5580	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5438	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
UGC 9117	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5409	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5795	very small	slither	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5249	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 5598	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5623	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5519	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5424	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5695	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5684	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5644	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5423	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5417	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5602	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5600	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5525	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5514	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5416	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5515	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5857	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5818	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
UGC 9521	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5804	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5993	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5456	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5482	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
UGC 9216	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
UGC 9523	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5459	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 5436	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5794	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5505	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5414	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
MCG 4-34-4	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5499	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5992	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5929	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5536	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5666	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5787	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5860	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5697	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
PGC 50184	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5541	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5583	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5562	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch

This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.

Other notes

Best placed in early spring to mid summer.

Bootes has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 40, 70.

So when you look at this constellation you are looking well above the galactic plane above the Sagitarius arm of our spiral galaxy.

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