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NGC5338

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:53:26.5
Declination: +5:12:28
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Parsons L.
Year of discovery: 1877
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, E pf, 4' f D *
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5338

17.5" (4/28/90): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 E-W, almost even surface brightness.  Forms a right angle with a wide mag 10 double star (HJ 2690 = 10.6/11.4 at 27") 3' WNW and two mag 10/12 stars 3' NNE.  First of 7 in the NGC 5363 group with NGC 5348 13' E.