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NGC5561

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:17:22.8
Declination: +58:45:1
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 14.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, R, F * close p
Sub-type: C

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5561.  LEDA took UGC 9151 as Swift's object despite the fact that it is
further off his position, is fainter with a much lower surface brightness, and
has no "F * nr west" as Swift notes.  Swift's object is a high surface 
brightness compact galaxy, perhaps one of the blue irregulars.  In any event,
he got it pinned down very well, while LEDA -- misled by the big splashy dwarf
spiral 3.5 arcmin southwest -- got it wrong.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5561

17.5" (6/2/00): very faint, small, slightly elongated, 0.4', low even surface brightness.  A mag 14 star is close NW [57" from center].  Forms a close pair with UGC 9151 2.6' SSW (not seen).