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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

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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.