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NGC5117

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:22:56.4
Declination: +28:18:56
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1827
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, L, Δ 2 st 11 np
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5117

18" (6/21/03): faint, moderately large, elongated ~5:2 NNW-SSE, 1.0'x0.4'.  Forms the southern vertex of a near equilateral triangle with a two mag 12.5 stars 3.0' NNE and 3.6' NW.  Very weak concentration but no noticeable core.