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NGC5794

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:55:53.6
Declination: +49:43:33
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1830
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, vsbM * 13, 1st of 4
Sub-type: S

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5794 is UGC 9610; the NGC position is good.  RNGC, however, struck again,
getting the wrong position for this as well as for NGC 5797, 5804, and 5805 
(all of which see).

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5794

18" (6/21/09): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, 0.5'x0.4', small bright core increases to the center.  First of three on a perfectly spaced string with NGC 5797 and NGC 5804.  Located 7.6' NW of mag 5.6 HD 132254.

17.5" (6/18/93): fairly faint, fairly small, round, weak concentration.  First and slightly inferior of three on a line with NGC 5797 5.3' ESE.  Located 8' NW of mag 5.6 SAO 45288.