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NGC5164

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:27:11.9
Declination: +55:29:13
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, iR
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5164

18" (6/21/03): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SSW-NNE, 0.7'x0.5', broad concentration to a brighter middle.  At times the core appears irregular -- either a stellar core or a superimposed star was glimpsed. [Based on the DSS image, it's clear I viewed the stellar nucleus].  Located 44' NE of Mizar!