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NGC5181

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:29:41.9
Declination: +13:18:16
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5181

17.5" (5/27/95): faint, very small, round, 30" diameter.  No concentration but moderated surface brightness.  Located 4.9' NE of a mag 9.5 star.  A nice close string of four stars lies 6' NNE.  Forms a pair with NGC 5185 8.3' NE.