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NGC5507

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:13:19.8
Declination: -3:8:54
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, R, stellar
Sub-type: SB0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5507.  See NGC 5506.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5507

17.5" (4/4/92): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, small bright core dominates, faint extensions.  Forms a pair with NGC 5506 3.7' SSW.