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NGC5639

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:28:46.5
Declination: +30:24:45
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1830
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, R, * 7 p, * 11 s
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5639

17.5" (6/5/99): faint, moderately large, round, low surface brightness, no concentration, slightly elongated E-W.  A mag 11.5 star is just 0.9' S of center.  Located 3.8' ESE of mag 8 SAO 64162, which detracts from viewing.