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NGC5617
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 14:29:44.0
Declination: -60:42:39
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 6.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0
Observational
Summary description: Cl, L, pRi, pCM, st 8…
Sub-type: I3m
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5617
13.1" (2/20/04 - Costa Rica): ~75 stars are irregularly distributed over a 10' region. The stars have a wide range of magnitudes from 10-14.5 and the cluster is dense in spots. Many of the stars are arranged in strings and most the stars are along a fairly rich string of stars running ~N-S with some groups of stars to the east and west. Easily located 1.2 degrees WNW of Alpha Centauri between Alpha and Beta. The planetary He 2-111 lies 26' ESE.