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NGC5356

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:54:58.3
Declination: +5:20:0
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, vmE 17°, r
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5356

17.5" (4/28/90): fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 SSW-NNE, slightly brighter bulging middle.  Forms a thin isosceles triangle with a pair of mag 12 stars 2.6' NE and 2.6' NNE.  Third of 7 in NGC 5363 group with NGC 5363 17' ESE and NGC 5348 14' SW.