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NGC5798

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:57:37.9
Declination: +29:58:5
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, vgbM, * nf
Sub-type: Im

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5798

13.1" (6/18/85): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~SW-NE.  A mag 12.5 star is just off the NE end 0.9' from center and a very faint star is involved at the SW end.  NGC 5789 lies 21' NW.  Possibly slightly mottled with an asymmetric appearance.