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NGC5520

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:12:22.7
Declination: +50:20:55
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, lE, stellar
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5520

17.5" (5/27/95): fairly faint, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 1.0'x0.5'.  Sharp concentration with a small bright core and faint extensions.  A mag 13 star lies 2.7' SW of center.  Located 5.3' WSW of mag 8.6 SAO 29040.