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NGC5079
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:19:37.9
Declination: -12:41:59
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: cF, pS, vlE, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: SBbc/P
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 5079. See NGC 5077 and NGC 5070 = NGC 5072.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5079
17.5" (6/11/88): third of three in a group with NGC 5077 3' NNW. Fairly faint, fairly small, oval SSW-NNE.