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NGC5538

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:17:42.4
Declination: +7:28:34
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 14.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stoney B.
Year of discovery: 1851
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, E
Sub-type: Scd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5538

17.5" (5/10/91): extremely faint, very small, round, averted only.  Three mag 12.5-14.5 stars lie 3' S.  In a group with NGC 5542 6' NE.