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NGC5017
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:12:54.4
Declination: -16:45:56
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, R, bM
Sub-type: E3
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5017
17.5" (4/13/96): fairly faint, round, 1.0' diameter. Well-defined halo with crisp edges. Gradually increases to a nearly stellar nucleus. Overall moderate surface brightness. A well-matched pair of mag 11 stars lies 6' WNW. Located at the SW end of the NGC 5044 group (~40' SW of center of group).