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NGC5562
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 14:20:11.0
Declination: +10:15:48
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Tempel
Year of discovery: 1883
Discovery aperture: 11.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, S, vF * 3s f
Sub-type: S
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 5562 is CGCG 075-011, even though it is nearly 20 arcmin north of Tempel's
nominal position. Here is his description (translated by Wolfgang Steinicke):
"Two degrees north of it [NGC 5511], I found on June 28th a new nebula and
have seen it several times. At this time I can specify its position only
from Argelander's atlas [the BD]: 14h 13m Os +10d 39'. It is small, III;
3' south-preceding the nebula is a star 11m, and 3s following is a very
faint star."
Both stars are just where Tempel puts them, and the description of the nebula
as small and very faint (WH's class III) is correct. The actual distance
north of NGC 5511 (which see) is closer to 1.5 degrees rather than 2 as Tempel
states.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5562
17.5" (6/1/02): faint, small, slightly elongated WSW-ENE, 0.4'x0.3', even surface brightness. A mag 14 star is 1.0' SE of center. Located 3.1' NE of a mag 11 star. UGC 9177 lies 11' NNE.