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NGC5386

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:58:22.2
Declination: +6:20:19
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, biN, r, stellar
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5386

17.5" (5/10/91): fairly faint, small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, even surface brightness.  A mag 13 star is just off the SW edge.  Forms a pair with NGC 5382 5' SSW.  NGC 5384 lies 11' N.