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NGC5156
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:28:44.2
Declination: -48:55:0
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 11.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pB, cS, iE, glbM, r
Sub-type: SBb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5156
13.1" (2/19/04 - Costa Rica): moderately bright, oval 4:3 WNW-ESE, broad concentration. A faint star is superimposed and another faint star is at the SE edge. Located 3.8' NNE of mag 7.7 HD 117036. Starhopped from Omega Centauri just 1.3¡ to the NW! In a group of galaxies (including NGC 5064 and ESO 269-057) with similar redshifts mostly close west of Omega Centauri.