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NGC5147
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:26:19.6
Declination: +2:6:1
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, pL, vlE, vsmbM * 12
Sub-type: SBd
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5147
17.5" (6/3/00): moderately bright and large, round, 2' diameter. Unusual appearance as either a mag 13 star is superimposed very close to the geometric center or else there is a bright stellar nucleus. The halo is only weakly concentrated but is irregular in surface brightness with a strong hint of structure. A very faint star or knot is on the SW side and the NE edge of the halo has a hint of spiral structure.