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NGC5143
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:25:1.4
Declination: +36:26:15
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 15.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Mitchell
Year of discovery: 1855
Discovery aperture: 72.0
Observational
Summary description: vF
Sub-type: SBd
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5143
18" (6/4/05): extremely faint, very small, very low surface brightness, 0.2' diameter. Required averted vision and concentration. Located 2.3' N of NGC 5142 and faintest in a trio with NGC 5141.
18" (7/22/03): extremely faint and small, round, 10" diameter. Located 2.3' N of NGC 5142 in a small trio with NGC 5141. Required averted vision and only visible for moments (repeatedly glimpsed and verified by sketch).
17.5": not seen in thin clouds.