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NGC5355
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:53:45.5
Declination: +40:20:20
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 13.1
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, pS, 4th of 4
Sub-type: S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5355
24" (7/1/16): moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S, ~35"x25", very small bright core, stellar nucleus. Situated 4' NE of NGC 5354 in HCG 68.
24" (6/8/13): moderately bright, relatively small compared to the other members of HCG 68, oval 3:2 SSW-NNE, ~40"x28", small brighter nucleus. Located 4' NE of NGC 5354 and 4.8' ESE of NGC 5350.
13.1" (5/26/84): faint, small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, even surface brightness. Member of the NGC 5353 group = HCG 68 and located 7' due east of mag 6.5 HD 121197. Nearby members are NGC 5350 4.9' WNW, NGC 5358 4.7' SE and NGC 5353 4.8' SW.