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NGC5119

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:24:0.3
Declination: -12:16:34
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pB, S, lE
Sub-type: S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5119.  See IC 884.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5119

18" (5/29/05): fairly faint, small, elongated at least 2:1 SSW-NNE, 0.5'x0.2', fairly high surface brightness (possibly viewed core only).  Increases to a sharp stellar nucleus.  Located 70' SSW of Spica.