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NGC5533

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:16:7.4
Declination: +35:20:38
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, R, vsmbM, 2 or 3 st inv
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5533

13.1" (6/18/85): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated SW-NE, small bright core, diffuse halo. 

8" (4/24/82): faint, elongated SW-NE, broad concentration.  Located 25' SW of a mag 5 star.