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NGC5057

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:16:27.7
Declination: +31:1:55
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cF, cS, R, nf of 2
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5057

17.5" (5/27/00): fairly faint, small, round, 0.4' diameter, very small bright core, stellar nucleus at moments.  Probably viewed the core only (halo very faint on DSS).  Smaller but higher surface brightness than NGC 5056 6' SW.