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NGC5073

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:19:20.8
Declination: -14:50:47
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, pmE 135° ±
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5073

17.5" (5/27/00): nice edge-on 7:1 NW-SE, slightly brighter core, very thin extensions, 2.4'x0.3'.  Three MCG galaxies follow (MCG -2-34-028/032/033) by 5'.