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NGC5708

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:38:16.2
Declination: +40:27:28
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1828
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, E 0° ±, gbM
Sub-type: Sd

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5708 is probably also = NGC 5704, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5708

17.5" (6/27/98): faint, very elongated 3:1 N-S, 1.2'x0.4', weak concentration.  A mag 14.5 star is attached at the south tip [38" from center] and a mag 14 star lies 2' NE.  UGC 9429 lies 21' S.