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NGC5477

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 14:5:33.0
Declination: +54:27:39
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 14.0

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: vF, pL
Sub-type: Sm

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5477 17.5" (3/23/85): extremely faint. Nearby is a mag 14.5 star 1.2' SW of center and a mag 15 star is superimposed south of the core. A brighter mag 12 star is 3.5' E of center. Member of the M101 group.