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NGC5768

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 14:52:7.9
Declination: -2:31:49
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: F, R, bMFN, S * s
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5768 17.5" (6/18/93): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 WNW-ENE, 1.2'x0.9', fairly even surface brightness. A mag 12.5 star is attached at the south edge 0.5' from center. Located 25' SE of 11 Librae (V = 4.9). 8" (6/30/84): very faint, small, almost round, even surface brightness. A faint star is on the south edge. Two stars to the east and SE form an equilateral triangle. Mag 5 11 Librae lies 25' NW.