NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 5709 = NGC 5703. See NGC 5699.

===== NGC 5709 24" (6/29/16): at 375x; fairly faint to moderately bright, very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, ~1.2'x0.4', modest concentration with a large brighter core region. Brighter and larger of a pair with NGC 5706 2.2' NW. Arp 241, located 13' WNW, is a close encounter of two spiral galaxies with the interaction resulting in pair of opposing tidal tails forming a "sprinkler" appearance. The two nuclei are separated by only 16" and were resolved at 375x. The brighter and larger southeast component (VV 264a) appeared fairly faint, small, round, ~15" diameter, stellar or quasi-stellar nucleus. The northwest component (VV 264b) is faint, very small, round, ~10" diameter, with a very small brighter nucleus. 18" (7/2/11): faint, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, 1.2'x0.3', very weak concentration. Close pair with smaller and fainter NGC 5706 2.2' NW. UGC 9245 lies 13' WNW. 17.5" (6/21/93): faint, moderately large, edge-on 4:1 WNW-ESE, 1.4'x0.3', low surface brightness, weak concentration. Forms a close pair with NGC 5706 2.1' NW.