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NGC5536

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:16:23.7
Declination: +39:30:8
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cF, vS, R, sp of 2
Sub-type: SBa

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5536.  See UGC 9077 and IC 990 in the "notngc" files.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5536

17.5" (5/15/99): faint, small, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, 0.7'x0.5', very small brighter core.  Located near the midpoint of two mag 11.5 stars 3.5' NW and 3.5' SE.  Forms a pair with NGC 5541 5.5' NNE.