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NGC5091

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:21:17.9
Declination: -43:43:13
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, vlE, 4th of 4
Sub-type: Sb

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5091.  See NGC 5086.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5091

13.1" (2/19/04 - Costa Rica): fairly faint, very elongated 4:1 NW-SE, ~1' in length and up to 1.4'x0.3' with averted vision.  The major axis is collinear with the center of NGC 5090 just 1.4' NW!  NGC 5082 lies 7' WNW.