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NGC5102
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:21:57.0
Declination: -36:37:54
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 9.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: vB, pS, R, svmbM
Sub-type: E-S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5102
13.1" (2/19/04 - Costa Rica): bright, fairly large, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, 4.5'x1.5'. Sharply concentrated with a small very bright core that increases to a sharp stellar nucleus. The extensions are much fainter and require averted vision to see the full extent. Located 17' ENE of Iota Centauri and 6.1' SE of mag 8.3 HD 116049. This is a luminous starburst S0 galaxy and a member of the M83/Cen A group.
13.1" (3/17/86): fairly bright, small, very small bright core, elongated SW-NE. Located 17' ENE of Iota Centauri (V = 2.8) and 6.1' SE of mag 8 SAO 204385.
8": fairly faint, fairly large, elongated.