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NGC5043
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:16:40.0
Declination: -60:2:30
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude:
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: Cl, P, E, sc st 11
Sub-type: OCL
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 5043. JH's RA is apparently 30 seconds too large as a cluster matching
his description ("Cluster VIII, oblong; 10' x 7', of loose sc sts 11 m") is
centered that far west of his position. Though I make the cluster a bit
larger (14 arcmin by 8 arcmin), I have no doubt that this is JH's object.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5043
14" (4/4/16 - Coonabarabran, 71x and 184x): very bright scattered cluster extending over a 14'x7' region from SW to NE. Contains ~25 brighter mag 10.5-12 stars and an equal number of faint stars. Three mag 10-10.5 stars are on the southwest end. Many of the stars appear to be connected in loose, curving chains. There is no concentration towards the center or denser subgroups and the outline is quite irregular. Still, at low power the group stands out well enough. Located 30' SE of a mag 4.5 star (V831 Cen).