NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

(This is a very very beta version)

NGC5385

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 13:52:31.8
Declination: +76:9:48
Constellation: UMI
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: Cl, P, S
Sub-type: *Grp

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 5385 is an asterism of about a dozen stars scattered over an area about seven by three arcmin. Villanova et al (A&A 428, 67, 2004) have found that it is not a real cluster -- the UCAC proper motions support that conclusion -- but the group is eyecatching, nonetheless. JH's position and description, "A cluster of 11 stars 11m, and 2 of 15m," is accurate for the apparent group.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5385 17.5" (5/23/98): this group consists of 11 similar mag 11.5-12.5 stars in a 7'x3' field elongated NW-SE and a couple of much fainter stars. The grouping is unconcentrated and the stars are pretty evenly distributed with no close pairs. Radial velocities show this group is an asterism and not a true cluster, although it stands out reasonably well at low power.