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NGC5597
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 14:24:27.4
Declination: -16:45:48
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 12.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, L, vlE, vglbM, f of 2
Sub-type: SBcd
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5597
13.1" (6/18/85): faint, small, round, small bright nucleus, very slightly elongated, faint halo. Forms a pair with NGC 5595 4' NW.