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NGC5290

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:45:19.1
Declination: +41:42:47
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cB, pL, E 90° ±, bMN
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5290

17.5" (6/7/97): moderately bright, pretty edge-on E-W, ~3.5'x0.5'.  Lens-shape with bright bulging core and extensions fade and taper at ends.

8" (5/26/84): faint, small, easily visible, elongated 3:1 almost exactly E-W.  NGC 5289 is 13' S.