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NGC5577
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 14:21:13.2
Declination: +3:26:11
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stoney J.
Year of discovery: 1849
Discovery aperture: 72.0
Observational
Summary description: pF, pL, vmE 53°
Sub-type: Sbc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5577
24" (6/8/13): moderately bright, large, very elongated ~7:2 SW-NE, ~3.0'x0.9', broad concentration to large, brighter central region but no distinct core or nucleus. A mag 15.5 star is at the east flank of the NE extension and two mag 15.5 stars are off the west flank on the NE side. Largest but faintest (by far the lowest surface brightness) of trio with NGC 5576 10' SSW and NGC 5574 12.6' SSW.
17.5" (3/23/85): fairly large, very elongated WSW-ENE, very diffuse, low surface brightness. Faintest of three in a group with NGC 5576 10' SSW.