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NGC5090

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 13:21:12.7
Declination: -43:42:18
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: pB, pL, R, 3rd of 4
Sub-type: E2

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 5090. See NGC 5086.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5090 13.1" (2/19/04 - Costa Rica): moderately bright, moderately large, slightly elongated E-W, 1.6'x1.3', broad concentration. Forms a close, interesting pair with NGC 5091 1.4' SE of center. NGC 5082 lies 6' W. Located 1¡ SW of Centaurus A and 4.8' SW of mag 4.8 HD 115988. 17.5" (4/7/89): fairly faint, moderately large, slightly elongated, even surface brightness. Located 4.8' SSW of mag 6.7 SAO 224083. 17.5" (2/28/87): very faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, low even surface brightness. Located south of a mag 7 star.