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NGC5048

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:16:8.3
Declination: -28:24:40
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, R, sp of 2
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5048

18" (3/17/07): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.4', weak even concentration to the center.  NGC 5051 lies 8' NNE.