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NGC5711

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 14:39:22.5
Declination: +19:59:26
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 14.1

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: eF, vS, ** att, f of 2
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5711 17.5" (6/20/01): very faint, small, elongated 3:2 WSW-ENE. A close double star lies 1' NW. Forms a pair with brighter NGC 5710 3.5' NNW with the double star between the two galaxies.