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NGC5169

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:28:10.0
Declination: +46:40:20
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1830
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, R
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5169

17.5" (5/19/01): fairly faint, elongated 5:2 ESE-WNW, 1.6'x0.6', weak concentration.  Forms a pair with NGC 5173 5.5' SE.  Located 36' SSW of M51 and 21' W of NGC 5198.