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NGC5729

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:42:6.9
Declination: -9:0:35
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, E, r
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5729

17.5" (6/20/01): moderately bright, very elongated 4:1 NNW-SSE, 1.6'x0.4'.  A mag 14.5 star is at the east edge [close double].  MCG -01-37-011 lies 18' NW.