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NGC5041

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:14:32.5
Declination: +30:42:19
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5041

17.5" (5/27/00): faint, fairly small, irregular round, relatively low surface brightness, 1' diameter, weakly concentrated.  The core appears to be elongated NW-SE within a slightly fainter rounder halo.  Located 26' SW of NGC 5056 in a group.