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NGC5081

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:19:8.3
Declination: +28:30:23
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, iR, * 7·8 np
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5081

18" (5/30/03): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 5:2 E-W, 1.6'x0.6', weak concentration.  A mag 14 star is 30" N of center.  Located 4' SSE of mag 7.2 SAO 82777, which detracts from viewing.