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NGC5334

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:52:54.5
Declination: -1:6:49
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cF, vL, R, lbM, r
Sub-type: SBc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5334 = IC 4338, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5334

17.5" (5/11/96): faint, large, diffuse glow, elongated 4:3 N-S, ~3.0'x2.4', low even surface brightness.  A mag 15 star is 2' SW of center. Located 3.2' N of a mag 10 star and 35' NW of mag 5.2 90 Virginis.  NGC 5345 lies 28' SE.