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NGC5563

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:20:13.2
Declination: +7:3:20
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 14.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, lE
Sub-type: S

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5563.  See NGC 5558 = NGC 5552, and NGC 5565.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5563

17.5" (5/10/91): very faint, extremely small, round, small bright core.  Located just west of a line of three mag 13-14 stars including a mag 14 star 1.8' ENE and a mag 13 star 1.8' SE.  NGC 5573 lies 10' SE.