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NGC5118

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 13:23:27.4
Declination: +6:23:34
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1793
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: vF, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: SBc

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 5118 = IC 4236, which see.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5118 18" (5/29/05): faint, small, round, 0.6' diameter, weakly concentrated with an irregular surface brightness. UGC 8427 lies 18' NE.