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NGC5795
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 14:56:19.0
Declination: +49:23:55
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1887
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, pS, lE, pB * close to p end
Sub-type: Sc
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 5795. Once again, Swift's description in his original paper provides the
correct identification: "vF; pS; eE; spindle; pB * close to p end; [N5794,
N5797, N5804, N5805] in field." This pinpoints the galaxy 1 deg, 10' north of
Swift's position. The description is correct in every respect except that the
star is superposed on the following end. The position of the galaxy, (which
is MCG +08-27-035 = UGC 9617 = CGCG 248-029) is 14 54 39.5 +49 35 58
(measured with respect to SAO 045288).
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5795
18" (6/21/09): fairly faint, thin edge-on, at least 5:1 WSW-ENE, 0.8'x0.15'. Very unusual appearance as a mag 11 star is attached at the ENE end [29" ENE of center] and the galaxy appears as thin spike to the WSW. A mag 11 star lies 1.5' N.
17.5" (6/18/93): faint, small, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, 0.8'x0.3'. A mag 11 star is at the ENE end 0.5' from center. Located 14' S of mag 5.6 SAO 45288. NGC 5804 lies 20' north.
The identification of NGC 5795 with this galaxy is uncertain as Lewis Swift's position was 50' to the south.