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NGC5357

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:55:59.4
Declination: -30:20:30
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, R, glbM, bet 2 st 10
Sub-type: E1

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5357.  See NGC 5298 and IC 953.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5357

13.1" (4/10/86): faint, small, round, weak concentration.  Situated among three mag 11 stars and directly between a mag 11 star 1.5' N and a mag 11.5 star 1.1' SSE.  Also a mag 11.5 star is 2.2' SW.