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NGC5016

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:12:6.5
Declination: +24:5:42
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, S
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5016

17.5" (4/13/96): moderately bright, roundish, moderately large, 2.0' diameter, broad concentration.  A mag 13.5 star is 1.3' N of center.

8" (5/21/82): fairly faint, round, moderately large.  Located 10' S of mag 6.3 SAO 82707 that interferes with viewing.