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NGC5046

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:15:45.0
Declination: -16:19:36
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Holden
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 15.6

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, R, stellar Nuc!
Sub-type: E1

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5046

17.5" (5/17/90): faint, very small, slightly elongated.  Located 3.2' SSW of mag 8.9 SAO 157821.  Fourth of six in the NGC 5044 group with NGC 5044 7' SW.