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NGC5116

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:22:55.7
Declination: +26:58:53
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, pmE, glbM, r
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5116

18" (6/21/03): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 3:1 SW-NE, 1.3'x0.4'.  Broad concentration with a brighter core and fainter, tapering extensions.  A mag 12 star lies 2' NW.  Forms a pair with IC 4234 8' N at 215x in the 18' field (10.5 Pentax XL).