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NGC5049

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:15:59.3
Declination: -16:23:50
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cF, S
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5049

17.5" (5/17/90): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, small bright core.  Last of six in a 20' field with NGC 5044 8.5' W and NGC 5047 7.8' SSW.