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NGC5734

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:45:9.1
Declination: -20:52:13
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, lE, glbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5734

18" (5/29/05): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 0.7'x0.4'.  A mag 13 is just off the NE tip, 30" from center, and detracts from viewing.  Forms a close pair with NGC 5743 2.6' S.