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NGC5131

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:23:57.0
Declination: +30:59:15
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: F, pS, lE, N = * 15
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5131

18" (6/21/03): unusual appearance as initially only noticed a very small, bright core ~15" diameter with a stellar nucleus.  But extending ~E-W are very dim, thin extensions increasing the size to 45"x15".  Forms a pair with IC 4239 6.3' ESE.  Extremely faint IC 4238 3.3' S was not seen.