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NGC5427

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 14:3:26.0
Declination: -6:1:51
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: pF, cL, R, nf of 2
Sub-type: SBc

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 5427. See NGC 5428.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5427 13.1" (6/4/83): fairly faint, moderately large, slightly elongated, very diffuse with an almost even surface brightness. Forms a pair with NGC 5426 2.3' S. Brightest in a group including NGC 5468 and 5472.