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NGC5398
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 14:1:21.7
Declination: -33:3:47
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pB, pL, R, vgbM
Sub-type: SBdm/P
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5398
24" (6/1/13): at 225x (and low elevation) appeared fairly faint, moderately large, ~1.2'x0.9', weak concentration with a slightly brighter 0.4' core. The outer halo has a low surface brightness and fades into the background so the dimensions were difficult to gauge. Close southwest of the core [33" from center at the end of the central bar] is Tol 89, a supergiant HII region with multiple young massive clusters. It was visible as a very faint 10" knot, appearing like a smaller version of the core.