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NGC5082

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:20:39.8
Declination: -43:42:1
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, 1st of 4
Sub-type: SB0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5082.  See NGC 5086.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5082

13.1" (2/19/04 - Costa Rica): fairly faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 SSW-NNE, 1.0'x0.7', broad weak concentration.  A nice double star (11.1/11.7) lies 2.8' NNE and the striking pair of galaxies NGC 5090/5091 is 6' E!