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NGC5550

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:18:28.0
Declination: +12:53:0
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, cS, pmE
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5550

17.5" (5/11/02): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~E-W, 0.9'x0.6', low surface brightness with a very weak concentration.  A mag 14.5 star is at the SW edge, just 27" from center.  Located 14' SW of mag 5.4 18 Bootis.