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NGC5229

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:34:2.9
Declination: +47:54:52
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, L, mE, v diffic
Sub-type: SBcd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5229

17.5" (5/15/99): faint, large, thin edge-on, 6:1 NNW-SSE, 2.5'x0.4'.  With averted vision the outer tips may extend to 3' in length.  A mag 12 star is off the SSE end 2.4' from center.