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NGC5717

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:38:37.6
Declination: +46:39:49
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 14.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1830
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, D * nr, 2nd of 6
Sub-type: S

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5717

17.5" (6/27/98): faint, small, round, 0.5' diameter, weak even concentration to center.  Nearly collinear with the mag 11/13 pair 4' W.  NGC 5714 is 4.7' WSW and the NGC 5722 (part of a quadruple group) is 2.9' E.