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NGC5064
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:19:0.0
Declination: -47:54:35
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 11.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: B, S, R, pslbM
Sub-type: Sb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5064
14" (4/2/16 - Coonabarabran, 160x): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 SW-NE (with averted), ~1.4'x0.7'. Sharply concentrated with a bright, high surface brightness core that increases to a bright stellar nucleus. The extensions (spiral arms) were much fainter. A mag 9.4 star lies 6' SW. Located 1.4¡ WSW of Omega Centauri! Brightest member of a group