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NGC5031

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:14:3.1
Declination: -16:7:21
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Holden
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 15.6

Observational

Summary description: vF, stellar
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5031

17.5" (4/13/96): fairly faint, fairly small.  On first glance appeared as a 30" round glow (core) but faint extensions were noticed extending the major axis to 1.3' WNW-ESE.  A mag 13.5 star is 1.5' E of center.  Member of the NGC 5044 group (NW of center).