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NGC5343

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:54:11.7
Declination: -7:35:18
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, lbM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5343

17.5" (6/14/96): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.9'.  Well concentrated with a bright core increasing to a non-stellar nucleus.