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NGC5742

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:45:36.8
Declination: -11:48:35
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, pS, pmE, gbMN
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5742

17.5": fairly faint/moderately bright, round, elongated 4:3 WSW-ENE, 1.0'x0.8', bright core.  A mag 14 star lies 1.3' SSW.  Forms a pair with NGC 5741 7.3' SE.