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NGC5146

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:26:37.4
Declination: -12:19:24
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, stellar
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5146

18" (5/29/05): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 SW-NE.  Sharply concentrated with a bright, 25" core and much fainter extensions.  Bracketed by two mag 14.5/15 stars to the north and south.  There is a faint galaxy as well as a faint star close north of the galaxy, but I assume I picked up the star.