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NGC5311

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:48:55.8
Declination: +39:59:11
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cF, cS, R, sbM, p of 2
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5311

17.5" (6/7/97): moderately bright and large, elongated 4:3 WSW-ESE, 1.3'x1.0', well concentrated with an occasional stellar nucleus.  A mag 11 star lies 2.5' E.  Forms a pair with NGC 5313 9.2' E.

8" (5/21/82): very faint, small, small brighter core.  Picked up while viewing NGC 5313 9' E.