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NGC5576
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 14:21:3.7
Declination: +3:16:17
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: B, S, R, vsmbM, f of 2
Sub-type: E3
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5576
24" (6/8/13): very bright, fairly large, slightly elongated E-W, 2.0'x1.6'. Well concentrated with a large, very bright core and a more diffuse halo that gradually fades out. The core gradually increases to the center. A mag 13 star is 1.2' NW of center at the NW edge. Brighter of a striking pair with NGC 5574 2.8' SW.
17.5" (3/23/85): fairly bright, bright core, bright stellar nucleus. A mag 13 star is at the NW edge 1.3' from center. Brightest of three with NGC 5574 2.7' SW and NGC 5577 10.2' NNE.