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NGC5645

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 14:30:39.2
Declination: +7:16:29
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: cF, pL, iR, gbM
Sub-type: SBcd

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5645 17.5" (6/8/91): fairly faint, fairly small, 2.0'x1.5', elongated 3:2 E-W, gradually increases to elongated ill-defined core. Located 6' W of mag 9.1 SAO 120507. 8" (6/29/84): faint, small, diffuse, low surface brightness, irregularly round, slightly elongated ~E-W. A mag 10 star is ESE. Located near the Bootes border.