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NGC5659

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:31:6.0
Declination: +25:21:18
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5659

17.5" (6/24/95): very faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE.  Only a broad weak concentration.  A string of faint stars trail off the NE.