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NGC5683

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:34:52.4
Declination: +48:39:45
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 14.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stoney J.
Year of discovery: 1850
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, lE
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5683

17.5" (6/27/98): extremely faint and small, round, ~15" diameter.  Forms a close pair with NGC 5682 1.3' NW and required careful viewing at 280x to clearly resolve the pair.  Member of the NGC 5689 group.