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NGC5215

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:35:9.7
Declination: -33:29:2
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, eS, * s and * p
Sub-type: S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5215.  JH's intended object is the somewhat brighter eastern galaxy of 
this interacting pair.  He has one observation on 3 June 1836, and writes, 
"eF and S; has 2 sts  less than 1 diam of neb distant, one (by diagram) s and
one p."  If the western galaxy is his "preceding" star, then what we see on
the sky matches this description exactly.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5215

17.5" (4/21/01): this double system consists of a two faint, very small galaxies (NGC 5215A and 5215B) separated by 20" E-W.  The following member is slightly elongated.  Both galaxies have sharp, stellar nuclei.  A mag 14 star lies 42" due south of the eastern component.  This member of AGC 3565 is located 12' SE of a mag 6.5 star.