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NGC5179

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:29:30.8
Declination: +11:44:47
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Burnham
Year of discovery: 1883
Discovery aperture: 18.5

Observational

Summary description: vF, * in centre
Sub-type: S?

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5179.  See NGC 5171.  Dreyer incorrectly credits Burnham with this galaxy 
-- Burnham's description makes it clear that he saw NGC 5171.  This was seen, 
however, by Tempel and Hartwig.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5179

17.5" (5/27/95): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter.  Second brightest in a tight group of five galaxies with brightest member NGC 5171 2.4' WSW.