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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

===== 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.