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NGC5501

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 14:12:20.1
Declination: +1:16:22
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1828
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: vF, S, rr
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5501 17.5" (5/11/02): very faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 0.5'x0.4', low surface brightness. Located 13.5' SE of mag 6.4 SAO 120334. A pair of mag 10 stars (24" separation) is located 10' due east. IC 985 lies 13' W.