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NGC5180

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:29:26.9
Declination: +16:49:33
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, am 3 st, * 7 nf
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5180

17.5" (5/30/92): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated 4:3 SSW-NNE, 0.8'x0.6', small bright core, stellar nucleus.  A mag 14 star is just off the SE edge 20" from center.  Located 6' SW of mag 7.4 SAO 100597.  NGC 5172 lies 14' NNW.