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NGC5741

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:45:51.6
Declination: -11:54:49
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, sbMN
Sub-type: E0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5741

17.5": faint/fairly faint, small, round, crisp-edged, 40" diameter, relatively high surface brightness.  A mag 14.5-15 "star" 40" S of center appears to be a compact galaxy on the DSS and is catalogued in NED as LCRS B144308.4-114255.  Forms a pair with NGC 5742 7.3' NW.