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NGC5551

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:18:54.8
Declination: +5:27:4
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: 3 st in neby
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5551

17.5" (6/1/02): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, contains a nearly stellar nucleus.  A very faint star is at the south edge of the halo (verified on DSS).