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NGC5228

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:34:35.1
Declination: +34:46:40
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, f of 2
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5228

17.5" (5/23/98): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 40" diameter, weak concentration.  Forms a similar pair with NGC 5223 5.6' SSW.  A mag 13 star lies 1.4' NE and a similar star is 2' SW.