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NGC5656

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:30:25.4
Declination: +35:19:17
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, pL, R, mbM, r
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5656

17.5" (6/20/98): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.8'.  The brighter core is moderately concentrated.  Located 3.9' WNW of mag 9.5 SAO 64190.  A mag 14 star lies 1.0' SSE.  NGC 5646 is located 13' NW, just outside the 220x field.