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NGC5644

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:30:25.5
Declination: +11:55:41
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1880
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: pB, pS, R, gmbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5644

17.5" (6/24/95): moderately bright, round, 1.0' diameter.  Sharply concentrated with a well-defined, nearly stellar bright nucleus.  Forms the vertex of a right angle with a mag 12 star 1.4' SW and a mag 14 star 0.9' NNW of center.  Located 4.7' SSW of a mag 10 star.  Forms a pair with NGC 5647 4.0' SE and brightest in a group.