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NGC5668

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:33:24.2
Declination: +4:27:2
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, pS, vlE, * 14 inv
Sub-type: Sd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5668

13.1" (5/26/84): moderately bright, weak concentration, diffuse outer halo of lower surface brightness, moderately large.  Two bright stars mag 8.5 SAO 120528 and mag 10 are located 5'-6' NE with a separation of 1.7' N-S.  Member of NGC 5668-5746 group (LGG 386).