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NGC5204

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:29:36.1
Declination: +58:25:6
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 11.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, cL, iR, gmbM, r
Sub-type: Sm

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5204.  The nucleus is probably one of the stellar objects near the center 
of the galaxy.  The 2MASS PSC and SDSS image centroiding algorithms disagree 
on which is the nucleus, but the DSS2 infrared image suggests that 2MASS is 
correct.  Lira et al (MNRAS 382, 1552, 2007) have a spectrum that tentatively 
confirms this, so I have adopted the 2MASS PSC position for the galaxy.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5204

17.5" (6/3/00): moderately bright, elongated 4:3 N-S, 3.5'x2.5', weak concentration.  Has a mottled appearance with several slightly brighter knots across the face of the galaxy [on the DSS, the galaxy is quite unusual with numerous knots].  The outer halo fades into the background.  A nice fairly bright double star is near the edge of the field.  Member of the M101 group.

8" (4/24/82): faint, moderately large, diffuse, elongated N-S.