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NGC5246

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 13:37:29.3
Declination: +4:6:16
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information


Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5246 17.5" (4/28/90): faint, very small, oval 3:2 WNW-ESE, broad concentration. NGC 5245 is located 12.5' S.