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NGC5005

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:10:56.1
Declination: +37:3:31
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 9.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vB, vL, vmE 66°, vsbMN
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5005

17.5": very bright, large, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, 4.8'x2.0'.  Strong concentration with a small very bright elongated core and stellar nucleus.  NGC 5002 lies 26' SSW and NGC 5033 (the brightest in the group and a physical companion) is 40' SE. 

13" (4/12/86): very bright, elongated WSW-ENE, bright core with a stellar nucleus.