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NGC5006

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:11:45.7
Declination: -19:15:41
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Tempel
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: F * close p
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5006

17.5" (4/13/96): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 N-S, 1.2'x0.8'.  Contains a round 30" brighter core with faint extensions.  A mag 14 star is less than 1' NW of center.  Two mag 10 stars lie 4' and 5' SW.