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NGC5412

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:57:13.4
Declination: +73:37:2
Constellation: UMI
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1884
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, R, D * p
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5412

17.5" (7/16/01): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, 40"x35".  Weakly concentrated halo but embedded is a very small 5" brighter core.  Situated near midpoint of mag 14 stars 4.8' NW and 4' SE.

17.5" (6/7/97): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, weak concentration to a "confused" center.  A mag 12 double at 16" separation lies 8' due west.