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NGC5037

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:14:59.4
Declination: -16:35:24
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cF, pS, vlE, bm
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5037

17.5" (5/17/90): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, bright core.  A mag 13.5 star is perched at the NE tip.  Second of six in the NGC 5044 group with NGC 5035 6.2' NNW.