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NGC5696

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 14:36:57.0
Declination: +41:49:42
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: cF, cS, R, lbM, r
Sub-type: Sbc

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 5696. See NGC 5697.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5696 17.5" (6/27/98): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, broad concentration to a roundish core that increases gradually to the center. Outer dimensions increase with averted vision to ~1.4'x1.0'. Forms a pair with NGC 5697 10' SW.