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NGC5161

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:29:13.7
Declination: -33:10:28
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, L, vmE, pgbM, rr
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5161

18" (5/29/05): large, oval WSW-ENE, ~4'x2'.  Broad concentration with a large, ill-defined core that seems offset to the east side (or the outer halo is irregular lit).  A mag 10.3 star lies 3.9' W of center and a mag 11.5 star is off the NE flank.  This photogenic spiral (thin arms with knots and HII regions) was host to a pair of recent supernovae Ð 1998E and 1974B.