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NGC5126

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:24:53.4
Declination: -30:20:1
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS
Sub-type: S0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5126.  See IC 4233.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5126

18" (6/4/05): extremely faint, small, elongated 5:2 SW-NE, 0.8'x0.3'.  Low surface brightness and requires averted to confirm.  Located 1.6' SSE of brighter NGC 5124.  A group of four brighter stars lie southeast including mag 8.4 HD 116623 4.9' SE.