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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

===== 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.