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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

===== NGC 5079. See NGC 5077 and NGC 5070 = NGC 5072.

Steve's Notes

===== 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.