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NGC5676

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:32:46.4
Declination: +49:27:25
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: B, L, E 45° ±, pgbM, r
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5676

13.1" (3/24/84): fairly bright, elongated 2:1 SW-NE.  Located 19' WNW of CH Bootis (V = 5.7-5.9).  Brightest in a group (LGG 384) including IC 1029 27' N, NGC 5660 30' WNW and NGC 5673 33' NNW.