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NGC5714

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:38:12.1
Declination: +46:38:17
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, E pf, D * n, 1st of 6
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5714

17.5" (6/27/98): faint, edge-on streak oriented WSW-ENE.  The tips of the extensions fade into the background.  Located 1' S of a 40" unequal pair of mag 11/13 stars.  First and brightest of group of 6 faint galaxies (5 viewed).  Next in the group is NGC 5717, 4.7' ENE.