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NGC5753

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:45:18.8
Declination: +38:48:23
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 15.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Parsons L.
Year of discovery: 1878
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: F, bM, np h 1878
Sub-type: S

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5753

18" (5/3/08): extremely faint, round, just 10" diameter, requires averted vision.  This the furthest north and the faintest member of a tight quartet.  Located 1.9' NW of NGC 5755 and 4.5' N of NGC 5754.

17.5" (6/21/93): extremely faint, very small, round, visible with averted vision only.  Forms a pair with NGC 5755 1.9' SE.  In a quartet with the NGC 5752/NGC 5754 pair 4' S.