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NGC5740

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:44:24.5
Declination: +1:40:48
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, L, iR, gbM, r
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5740

17.5" (6/18/93): moderately bright, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, 1.5'x0.8', bright core, almost stellar nucleus, faint extensions.  A mag 15 star is 1.5' WNW of center.  Forms a pair with NGC 5738 8.2' SW and NGC 5746 lies 18' NNE.  Located 31' WSW of 109 Virginis.