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NGC5770

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:53:14.9
Declination: +3:57:39
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, vlE, bM, biN
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5770

17.5" (4/13/91): moderately bright, small, elongated 3:2 E-W, increases to a small bright core containing a stellar nucleus.  The core is surrounded by a small halo.  NGC 5774 and NGC 5775 are located 25' SSE.