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NGC5553

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:18:29.6
Declination: +26:17:14
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 14.1

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, lE
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5553

17.5" (6/2/00): faint, small edge-on E-W, 0.8'x0.2'.  At the edge of the 220x field are IC 4397 10' NW and IC 4405 10' E  (IC 4399 6' NNW not seen).