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NGC5101

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:21:46.0
Declination: -27:25:51
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 10.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cB, pS, lE, psbM *
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5101

13.1" (3/17/86): moderately bright, elongated WNW-ESE, gradually increases to a small bright core.  A mag 12.5 star is 1.6' W of center.  NGC 5078 lies 27' W.  

8" (5/21/82): fairly faint, small, elongated NW-SE.  A mag 12 star is close W.