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NGC5497

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:10:31.5
Declination: +38:53:38
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 14.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1882
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, lbM
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5497

17.5" (6/2/00): very faint, small, elongated 4:3 WSW-ENE, 0.6'x0.45', low even surface brightness.  Situated nearly midway between two mag 12 stars 5' WSW and 4.3' E.