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NGC5575
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 14:20:59.5
Declination: +6:12:10
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1793
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, vS, or neb *
Sub-type: S0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 5575 = NGC 5578. N5578 was found by Marth, and his position is close
enough to clearly identify the galaxy. Swift's position, though, is about 14
seconds on to the east. There is nothing there that he could have mistaken
for a nebula, though, and his declination and description fits NGC 5575. The
identity is almost certain.
Steve Gottlieb has noticed in WH's sweep 1042 on 12 May 1793 the following
observation: "2 vS stars with suspected nebulosity, but 300 shewed them free
of it." WH did not include this in his list of nebulae, though he could have
as his position agrees to within an arcminute with that for the galaxy.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5575
17.5" (6/1/02): faint, small, round, 0.6' diameter. Weak, even concentration to a faint, quasi-stellar nucleus.