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NGC5766

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 14:53:9.5
Declination: -21:23:36
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: eF, pS, R, gbM
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5766 18" (5/29/05): fairly faint, small, round, 40" diameter, moderate surface brightness. Forms the southern vertex of an isosceles triangle (sides 2', 2' and 1') with two similar mag 12 stars to the north and NE. 17.5" (6/20/01): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated NW-SE, 1.0'x0.8'. Very weak even concentration (not noticeable initially) but no core or nucleus. Forms the southern vertex of a thin isosceles triangle with two mag 12-13 stars 2.3' N and a similar distance NE.