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NGC5009
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:10:47.2
Declination: +50:5:35
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 14.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, R, bet 2 vS st
Sub-type: SBb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5009
18" (7/1/03): faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SSW-NNE, 0.7'x0.5', broad concentration to a brighter core. A mag 14 is close off the north side, 40" from the center.