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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

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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).