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NGC5010

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:12:26.3
Declination: -15:47:51
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, R, bM, * 10 np 5'
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5010

17.5" (4/13/96): faint, fairly small , elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE, 1.2'x0.6', fairly even surface brightness.  Contains a bulging core with thinner extensions.  A mag 14 star is 1.4' N of center. Located 5' NE of mag 9.5 SAO 157790.