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NGC5085

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:20:17.5
Declination: -24:26:25
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, L, R, vglbM
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5085

13.1" (3/17/86): large, diffuse, weak concentration, slightly elongated.  Located 4.2' N of mag 8.5 SAO 181562 and 10.8' WNW of mag 7.1 SAO 181577.

13.1" (7/5/83): fairly faint, moderately large, very diffuse, very little or no concentration.