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NGC5039

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:14:52.0
Declination: -4:9:29
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 15.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1887
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, eS, E 45°, 2nd of 2
Sub-type: Sa

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5039.  Here is one case where Leavenworth's position is actually pretty
good (well, statistics suggests that he might get one close once in a while).
It is not only just a second of time off in RA and 30 arcsec in Dec, but his
sketch clearly shows it in relation to NGC 5036 and several field stars.  
Thus, the identification is secure, and LEDA's choice of a much fainter double
galaxy a few arcmin southwest is clearly wrong.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5039

17.5" (6/1/02): extremely faint and small, round, 0.2' diameter.  Requires averted and only intermittently visible between a mag 12.5' 1.5' SSW and a mag 13 star 1.6' NNE.  DSFG lists a V magnitude of just 16.1!