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NGC5304

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 13:50:1.4
Declination: -30:34:43
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information


Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational


Summary description: eF, pS, lE, vF * f
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5304 17.5" (3/12/88): faint, small, oval NW-SE, weak concentration. An equilateral triangle consisting of mag 14 stars is off the south side with components 44" S, 1.7' SSW and 2.2' SSE of center. Member of the IC 4329 cluster (AGC 3574).