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NGC5582
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 14:20:43.2
Declination: +39:41:38
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 11.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, pS, R, bMFN, * sp
Sub-type: E4
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5582
17.5" (6/23/01): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, ~1.6'x1.1'. Embedded in the halo is a small, rounder, prominent core ~35" diameter. The core is moderately concentrated to a quasi-stellar nucleus. Situated with a group of stars including a mag 10.5 star 3.5' SE, a mag 13 star 1.5' WSW and a mag 14 star 1.2' following.
17.5" (5/19/01): moderately bright, moderately large. The halo is 1.5'x1.0' extended SSW-NNE and contains a prominent core which increases to a stellar nucleus. Located 3.7' NW of mag 10 SAO 64089 within a small group of stars including a mag 13 star 1.5' SW of center.