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NGC5801

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:0:25.9
Declination: -13:54:13
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 14.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, sbM, 1st of 3
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5801

17.5": first of three in a group.  Extremely faint, fairly small, possibly elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 0.7'x0.4', very low even surface brightness.  Forms a close pair with NGC 5802 1.5' SE.  NGC 5803 2.2' NE not seen.