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NGC5264

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:41:36.6
Declination: -29:54:43
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, R, vlbM
Sub-type: IBm

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5264.  See NGC 5298.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5264

17.5" (6/14/96): faint, fairly large, 2.5'x1.5' WSW-ENE.  Low surface brightness with a very weak concentration, halo fades into background.  Located 5' following the colored double star h4605 (9/11 at 17") and one degree east of M83.  A mag 13 star is just off the following end 1.6' from center.  Member of the Centaurus A group.