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NGC5797

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 14:56:23.9
Declination: +49:41:44
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: F, S, vsbM * 13, 2nd of 4
Sub-type: S0-a

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 5797 is UGC 9619. RNGC has got the wrong position for this as well as for NGC 5794, 5804, and 5805 -- in spite of good positions in NGC. See NGC 5805 for more.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5797 18" (6/21/09): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 5:3 WNW-ESE, 0.7'x0.45'. Contains a bright core that is sharply concentrated with a striking quasi-stellar nucleus. Brightest in a quartet and middle of three on a line with NGC 5794 and NGC 5804. Located 4.2' due north of mag 5.6 HD 132254. 17.5" (6/18/93): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, prominent core. Brightest in a group of four galaxies and second of three on a line with NGC 5794 5.3' WNW and NGC 5804 7.2' ESE. Located 4' N of mag 5.6 SAO 45288. NGC 5795 lies 19' S.