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NGC5612

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:34:1.5
Declination: -78:23:16
Constellation: APS
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, E, gbM, r
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5612

24" (4/4/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, ~35"x25" (core only viewed?).  A star is at the southwest end.  Located 57' NW mag 3.8 Alpha Apodis.