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NGC5056

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:16:12.4
Declination: +30:56:58
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cF, cS, R, sp of 2
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5056

17.5" (5/27/00): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 N-S, broad concentration.  The extensions appear mottled with a hint of clumpiness.  Two mag 14.5 star are close following with the closer star 1.0' SE of center.  Located 3.3' N of mag 8.8 SAO 63436.  Brightest in a group including NGC 5057 6' NE.