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NGC5040

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:13:32.6
Declination: +51:15:31
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, S, iR, vgmbM
Sub-type: S

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5040

17.5" (6/1/02): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, 0.6'x0.5', contains a small brighter core with a stellar nucleus or a faint star is superimposed.  Located 8.3' NNE of mag 9 SAO 28675.