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NGC5661

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 14:31:57.3
Declination: +6:15:2
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1793
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: vF, pS, iE
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5661 17.5" (6/8/91): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, weak concentration. NGC 5652 lies 21' SW.